Patent · US Expired

Fan blade mount

US5354176A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
30References
9Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 29, 1993
Grant dateOct 11, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A variable pitch propeller blade system includes a conductive clevis attached to a rotor, a mating non-conductive clevis fastened to a non-conductive propeller blade, a pin journaling through bores in each clevis, joining the clevises to form a hinge joint, and a conductive path along a substantial part of the propeller blade.

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