ROTOR BLADE COUPLING DEVICE OF A ROTOR HEAD FOR A ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT

• US 20160059959A1
• Filed: 08/27/2015
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Marenco Swisshelicopter AG
• Original Assignee: Marenco Swisshelicopter AG
• Inventors: STUCKI, Martin, CAMINADA, Mario, MOSER, Patrick Reginald
• Application Number:
  US14/837,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20160059959A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 27/35 having elastomeric joints
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 27/48 Root attachment to rotor head
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 27/51 Damping of blade movements

Abstract

In a rotor blade coupling device for coupling with a rotor mast so as to create a rotor head of a rotary-wing aircraft, in particular a gyroplane or a helicopter, encompassing a rotor head central piece, at least two rotor blade holders fastened to the rotor head central piece for accommodating at least two rotor blades lying in a rotor plane, as well as at least one joining means between adjacent rotor blade holders, a simplified structural design is to be achieved for the rotor blade coupling device, and the rotor blade coupling device is to enable an agile control. This is achieved by virtue that the rotor blade coupling device as the joining means encompasses at least one closed ring. The ring is arranged so as to cross all rotor blade holders at least at one respective joining location, and at least indirectly join together all rotor blade holders.

Claims

1. A rotor blade coupling device for coupling with a rotor mast so as to create a rotor head of a rotary-wing aircraft, in particular a gyroplane or a helicopter, encompassing

a rotor head central piece,

at least two rotor blade holders fastened to the rotor head central piece for accommodating at least two rotor blades lying in a rotor plane, as well as

at least one joining means between adjacent rotor blade holders,

wherein

the rotor blade coupling device as the joining means encompasses at least one closed ring, wherein the at least one ring is arranged so as to cross all rotor blade holders at least at one joining section, and at least indirectly join together all rotor blade holders.

2. The rotor blade coupling device according to patent claim 1,

wherein

the at least one ring is passed through all rotor blade holders, crossing at the respective at least one respective joining section, and arranged so as to at least indirectly join together all rotor blade holders.

3. The rotor blade coupling device according to patent claim 1,

wherein

the ring is composed of a material that is stiff essentially in the tangential direction, in particular in the rotational direction of the at least two rotor blades.

4. The rotor blade coupling device according to claim 1,

wherein

the ring is situated in the rotor blade coupling device in such a way that the ring and respective at least two rotor blade holders are mounted so that they can tilt relative to each other.

5. The rotor blade coupling device according to claim 1,

wherein

the rotor blade coupling device encompasses at least one damping device between a respective rotor blade holder and the ring.

6. The rotor blade coupling device according to patent claim 5,

wherein

a respective rotor blade holder encompasses an upper rotor blade holder plate and a lower rotor blade holder plate, wherein an upper damping device is situated between the upper rotor blade holder plate and ring, opposite from which a lower damping device is situated between the lower rotor blade holder plate and ring.

7. The rotor blade coupling device according to patent claim 6,

wherein

the upper damping device encompasses at least two upper rubber elements and the lower damping device encompasses at least two lower rubber elements, and that the rubber elements are situated in such a way as to attenuate the tilting motion of the tiltably mounted ring.

8. The rotor blade coupling device according to claim 1,

wherein

an attenuated connection is established between the ring and rotor mast.

9. The rotor blade coupling device according to claim 1,

wherein

the at least two rotor blade holders each encompass an elastomeric, spherical bearing.

10. The rotor blade coupling device according to patent claim 9,

wherein

the at least two elastomeric, spherical bearings are configured and situated in the rotor blade coupling device in such a way that the at least two rotor blade holders exhibit a flexible behavior when rotating in the rotational direction, and the at least two rotor blade holders can be pivoted relative to the rotor head central piece around the swiveling axis.

11. The rotor blade coupling device according to patent claim 9,

wherein

the rotor head central piece exhibits at least two openings, wherein each opening incorporates an elastomeric, spherical bearing.

12. A rotor head encompassing a rotor blade coupling device for coupling with a rotor mast according to claim 1.

13. The rotor head according to patent claim 12,

wherein

the rotor head encompasses a wobble plate, wherein

the wobble plate is directly operatively connected with at least one rotor blade holder of the rotor blade coupling device, and is designed and situated so as to adjust an angle of attack for a rotor blade belonging to at least one rotor blade holder.