Patent · US Expired

Counter-torque device with ducted tail rotor and ducted flow-straightening stator, for helicopters

US5498129A · kind A · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 1, 1994
Grant dateMar 12, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64C2027/8254
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The rotor is supported within the duct by a stationary flow-straightener with vanes connecting the wall of the duct to a central body housing the mechanism for driving the rotor. This mechanism is surrounded by a casing equipped with radial arms bearing removable means for fastening to an internal flange of the body, so as to fasten the flow-straightener and the casing rigidly to one another, and both into the duct.

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