CA2320606C - Protective edge members for composite flexures - Google Patents

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CA2320606C
CA2320606C CA002320606A CA2320606A CA2320606C CA 2320606 C CA2320606 C CA 2320606C CA 002320606 A CA002320606 A CA 002320606A CA 2320606 A CA2320606 A CA 2320606A CA 2320606 C CA2320606 C CA 2320606C
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composite
yoke
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flexure
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Robert Arnold Brack
Ernest Alfred Powell
Dharam Jithender Reddy
Ronald Dean Rice
Patrick Ryan Tisdale
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Bell Helicopter Textron Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C27/00—Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
    • B64C27/32—Rotors
    • B64C27/46—Blades
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C27/00—Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
    • B64C27/32—Rotors
    • B64C27/33—Rotors having flexing arms
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49316—Impeller making
    • Y10T29/49318—Repairing or disassembling
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49316—Impeller making
    • Y10T29/49336—Blade making
    • Y10T29/49337—Composite blade
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/24—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.]
    • Y10T428/24777—Edge feature
    • Y10T428/24785—Edge feature including layer embodying mechanically interengaged strands, strand portions or strand-like strips [e.g., weave, knit, etc.]

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
  • Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
  • Golf Clubs (AREA)
CA002320606A 1999-09-28 2000-09-26 Protective edge members for composite flexures Expired - Lifetime CA2320606C (en)

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US09/407,691 US6375426B1 (en) 1999-09-28 1999-09-28 Protective edge members for composite flexures
US09/407,691 1999-09-28

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CA2320606A1 CA2320606A1 (en) 2001-03-28
CA2320606C true CA2320606C (en) 2009-02-24

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US (1) US6375426B1 (enExample)
EP (1) EP1088754B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2001122195A (enExample)
KR (1) KR100726201B1 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2320606C (enExample)
DE (2) DE1088754T1 (enExample)

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EP2783981B1 (en) 2013-03-28 2017-03-15 AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Bar of composite matrix material
US9499262B2 (en) 2013-08-02 2016-11-22 Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Composite flexure for tiltrotor rotor system
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EP2883790B1 (en) 2013-12-10 2017-11-22 AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Beam for a rotorcraft rotor and rotorcraft rotor
EP2899121B1 (en) 2014-01-22 2016-11-16 AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Flexbeam unit for a bearingless or a hinge- and bearingless multi-blade rotor of a rotary wing aircraft
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EP1088754A2 (en) 2001-04-04
US6375426B1 (en) 2002-04-23
KR100726201B1 (ko) 2007-06-11
DE1088754T1 (de) 2001-10-11
EP1088754A3 (en) 2002-04-03
DE60001784D1 (de) 2003-04-30
EP1088754B1 (en) 2003-03-26
KR20010050665A (ko) 2001-06-15
DE60001784T2 (de) 2003-12-04
JP2001122195A (ja) 2001-05-08
CA2320606A1 (en) 2001-03-28

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