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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Mark Wiinikka, Hurst, TX (US);
Frank Bradley Stamps, Colleyville, TX (US);
Daniel P. Sottiaux, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Zach Dailey, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mark Wiinikka, Hurst, TX (US);
Frank Bradley Stamps, Colleyville, TX (US);
Daniel P. Sottiaux, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Zach Dailey, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/35 (2006.01); B64C 27/605 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/35 (2013.01); B64C 27/605 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotary system including a yoke having an opening forming a bridge for receiving a spoke extending therethrough. A rotor blade couples to the spoke and a pitch horn positioned outside the opening pitches the rotor blade during flight. A bearing assembly attaches the spoke and the pitch horn to the bridge and control blade forces exerted against the hub assembly during flight.