Drive tube and swashplate trunnion assembly with cylindrical bearings
US11591079B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D35/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a drive tube and swashplate trunnion assembly. The drive tube and swashplate trunnion assembly includes a drive tube having a plurality of grooves formed on an outer surface of the drive tube; a swashplate trunnion having a plurality of grooves formed on an inner surface of the swashplate trunnion, wherein individual grooves of the plurality of grooves on the swashplate trunnion mate with individual grooves of the plurality of grooves on the drive tube to form a plurality of channels; and a plurality of cylindrical bearings, wherein each of said cylindrical bearings is disposed within an individual channel of the plurality of channels.
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