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Spinner fairing assembly

US10407157B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. · US

Inventors

Christopher Edward Foskey · Keller, US
Frank B. Stamps · Colleyville, US
Richard E. Rauber · Arlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 14, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49316
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus comprising a spinner fairing assembly comprising a spinner configured to be fixed relative to a gimbaled yoke coupled to a mast system, and a spinner base configured to be fixed relative to the mast system. A spinner fairing assembly comprising a spinner aligned along a first axis, and a spinner base aligned along a second axis and configured to interface with the spinner, wherein the spinner is configured to transition between a neutral position and a canted position with respect to the spinner base, wherein the first axis and the second axis are coincident in the neutral position, and wherein the first axis and the second axis are not coincident and meet at an origin within the spinner in the canted position.

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