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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Travis Yates, Lakeside, TX (US);
Chad Haugeberg, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/00 (2006.01); F16F 1/12 (2006.01); B64C 13/04 (2006.01); B64C 13/12 (2006.01); B64C 13/30 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/121 (2013.01); B64C 13/04 (2013.01); B64C 13/12 (2013.01); B64C 13/30 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a spring tension adjustment device for adjusting tension in a spring includes a rotation feature and a plurality of spring-attachment features. The rotation feature defines a first axis of rotation. Each spring-attachment feature is configured to receive one end of a spring, each spring-attachment feature being located at a different distance from the rotation feature.