Patent · US Expired

Helicopter rotor head

US4182597A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 1977
Grant dateJan 8, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 3, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64C27/33
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present rotor head for a helicopter is free of flapping hinges and free of drag or lagging hinges. The rotor blades or wings are connected to the rotor head by a plurality of connecting plates which are flexible to bending moments. These plates are inserted into the blade roots of the helicopter wings and connected to the rotor head proper. The planes defined by these connecting plates intersect in the axis of the rotor blades or wings.

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