Variable-pitch multi-blade propeller incorporating individually dismountable blades made of composite materials, process for manufacturing such blades and blades thus produced
US4626173A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1043
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Each blade is fixed to the hub by the root part of the spar, arranged in the form of a loop surrounding a connection element bolted on the hub, with the interposition of rigid rings by a pin simultaneously fixing the hub on a drive sleeve transmitting thereto the driving torque of the central shaft. The hub comprises two coaxial cylindrical walls in each of which is pierced, for each blade, a circular opening in which the member for controlling the angle of attach which is fast with the blade root is mounted to rotate via self-lubricating rings. The invention is particularly applicable to helicopters.
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