WO2019117304A1 - ブレードの可変捩り角機構を有する回転翼航空機 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a rotary wing aircraft that flies with gain by means of a rotary wing.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a weight is provided at the tip of a blade, and this weight is moved appropriately in the span direction to shift the center of gravity of the blade.
- a technique weight moving type in which the twist angle of the blade can be changed by the action of the centrifugal force generated on the rotating blade.
- a torque tube is inserted into a blade whose proximal end is connected to the hub, and the tip of the torque tube and the tip of the blade are connected.
- the rotor applies rotational power about the axial center to the proximal end of the torque tube, and twists the tip of the blade to the proximal end (torque tube type).
- a movable flap is provided at the trailing edge of the tip of the blade, and this flap is driven to forcibly twist the blade by air force (flap drive type), and force the skin by energizing the piezo embedded in the skin.
- air force overlap drive type
- force the skin by energizing the piezo embedded in the skin.
- Such a small cross-sectional torque tube has too low torsional stiffness compared to the blade, and the torsional force applied to twist the blade by the desired angle causes the torque tube itself to torsionally deform at many times its angle. It will Therefore, in order to twist the blade by a desired angle, it is necessary to apply a large angular displacement to the proximal end of the torque tube, which is the twist angle of the blade combined with the twist angle of the torque tube several times that. In such a case, the displacement of the actuator becomes considerably large, and the response also deteriorates. This requires a large stroke, high power actuator, which increases weight and cost. In addition, a high torsional shear stress is generated in the torque tube itself due to the torsional force, which makes it difficult to achieve strength.
- the present invention aims to solve one or more of these problems, and at least, even with a relatively simple configuration and a small output actuator, to properly drive and change the twist angle of the blade. Aims to provide a rotorcraft capable of
- the rotary wing aircraft comprises: a rotating rotor shaft; a plurality of blades pivoting about the rotor shaft; a hub connecting the blades to the rotor shaft; and a tip of the blades A twisting mechanism for twisting the proximal end about the axial center of the blade, the blade comprising a long shaft-like skeletal member and a spar having a proximal end connected to the hub; And a skin which is intercalated and connected to each other at the tip end portions and which is rotatable around an axis of the spar relative to the spar except at the tip end portion, and the hub is attached to the rotor shaft And a hub arm portion for connecting the spar to the hub body.
- the rotary wing aircraft having such a configuration can be realized with a simple configuration because it applies rotation power to the base end of the skin and directly applies a twist angle to the base end.
- the blade spar is separated from the skin and connected to the hub, it is possible to make the skin's torsional rigidity smaller than before, and even a relatively small output actuator has a desired size for the blade. Twist can be applied.
- the torsional reaction force is supported by the tip of the skin through the spar, the torsional stiffness of the high spar can be utilized to reduce undesirable torsional deformation other than the skin.
- the apparatus further comprises a pitch changing mechanism for changing the pitch of the blade, and the pitch changing mechanism has a swash plate and a pitch link whose one end is connected to the swash plate and whose other end is connected to the hub arm. It may be done.
- the twist applying mechanism may have an actuator provided at the hub arm portion to apply a rotational force around the axial center of the spar to the base end of the skin.
- the twist applying mechanism may have an actuator which is provided at a position other than the hub arm portion and applies a rotational force around the axial center of the spar to the base end of the skin.
- the twisting mechanism may have a second swash plate that applies a rotational force about the axis of the spar to the proximal end of the skin.
- the twisting mechanism may have an arm connecting the front edge or the rear edge of the proximal end of the skin and the actuator.
- the twisting mechanism may also have an arm connecting the front edge or the rear edge of the proximal end of the skin and the second swash plate.
- the spar has a flat cross-sectional shape in which the dimension in the front-rear direction is larger than the dimension in the vertical direction in at least a part of the longitudinal direction, and the skin is at least a part other than the tip. And may be rotatably supported by the spar via a bearing.
- the rigidity of the spar can be secured.
- the spar may have a cross-sectional shape in which either or both of the dimension in the front-rear direction and the dimension in the vertical direction gradually increase from a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction toward the tip.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a schematic configuration of a helicopter as an example of a rotary wing aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the hub and blades of the main rotor.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the blade attachment portion of FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the structure shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing how the blade shown in FIG. 7 is twisted and displaced about the axis.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another form of the blade attachment portion.
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing still another form of the blade attachment portion.
- a helicopter will be described as an example of a rotorcraft, but the application of the rotorcraft of the present invention is not limited to a helicopter, and is applicable to any aircraft having rotors that generate thrust. Also, it may be manned or unmanned.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a schematic configuration of a helicopter as an example of a rotary wing aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the helicopter 10 according to the present embodiment includes a main rotor 11, a tail rotor 12, an engine 13, a main transmission 14, and a tail transmission 15.
- the power from the engine 13 is main It is transmitted to the main rotor 11 through the transmission 14, and further transmitted to the tail rotor 12 through the tail drive shaft 19 and the tail transmission 15.
- the power from the main transmission 14 is transmitted to the main rotor 11 via the main rotor shaft 16.
- One end of the main rotor shaft 16 is connected to the transmission 14, and the other end is connected to the hub 17.
- a plurality of blades (rotating blades) 18 of the main rotor 11 are connected to the hub 17.
- the side where the main rotor shaft 16 is connected to the transmission 14 is the lower side
- the side connected to the hub 17 is the upper side.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of the main rotor 11, and shows the hub 17 and one blade 18 connected thereto.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a blade attachment portion which is a connection portion between the hub 17 and the blade 18 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a part of the main rotor 11 shown in FIG. 2 so that the internal structure becomes clear.
- 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. In each of the drawings, the advancing direction of the blade 18 is the front side, and the opposite side is the rear side.
- the main rotor 11 includes a hub 17 and blades 18.
- the hub 17 is connected to the upper end portion of the main rotor shaft 16 and rotates with the main rotor shaft 16, and a hub arm portion connecting the base end portion of the blade 18 to the hub body 20 (this figure And a tension link 21 in the example of FIG.
- the tension link 21 has an elongated shape, and the longitudinal direction of the tension link 21 is arranged to coincide with the radial direction centering on the main rotor shaft 16.
- the proximal end closer to the main rotor shaft 16 is the movement (flapping movement, reed lug movement) of each of the blades 18 such as an elastic bearing with respect to the hub body 20 (Feathering movement) is connected via a connecting member 22.
- the main rotor 11 is provided with a pitch changing mechanism 30 (see also FIGS. 2 to 4).
- the pitch changing mechanism 30 is substantially in the longitudinal direction from a disk-like swash plate 31 coaxially disposed with respect to the main rotor shaft 16 below the hub main body 20 and near the center of the tension link 21 in the longitudinal direction.
- a pitch arm 32 extending in an orthogonal horizontal direction (forward in FIG. 5), and a pitch link 33 extending downward from the tip end of the pitch arm 32 and connected to the swash plate 31 at its lower end ,have.
- the tension link 21 has an upper member 21a and a lower member 21b which are formed in a strip shape and spaced vertically.
- the base end of the pitch arm 32 is supported by the upper member 21a and the lower member 21b so as to be vertically held.
- the tension link 21 is also attached with a lead lug damper 35 that attenuates the lead lug movement of the blade 18.
- the lead lug damper 35 comprises, for example, a hydraulic damper, and the base end thereof is connected to the hub body 20 near the rear of the mounting position of the tension link 21 and the tip end is connected to the tension link 21.
- the proximal end of a long-shaft shaped spar 23 which forms the framework of the blade 18 is connected to the distal end of the tension link 21.
- the blade 18 has a skin 24 into which the spar 23 is inserted and a cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction has a predetermined wing-shaped contour shape.
- the spars 23 and the skin 24 are connected to each other at their tip end portions (end portions far from the main rotor shaft 16) 23a and 24a, and the skin 24 with respect to the spar 23 is other than the tip end portions 23a and 24a. Is not fixedly connected. Therefore, the skin 24 is pivotable around the axis A of the spar 23 except for the tip 24 a. In other words, in the portion other than the tip 24 a of the skin 24, the displacement in the twisting direction about the axis A is not directly restrained by the spar 23.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the tip of the blade 18, and more specifically, a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG.
- the spar 23 is inserted with no gap and fixed to the skin 24. More specifically, the skin 24 forms the shell of the blade 18 and is made of, for example, a fiber reinforced composite material.
- the cross section has a predetermined contour shape corresponding to the position of the blade 18 in the longitudinal direction, and at the tip end position of the blade 18 shown in FIG. .
- the spar 23 is inserted into a front space 241 in the skin 24, and a lightweight and high-strength filler 50 such as a foamed plastic core or a honeycomb core is accommodated in the rear space 242.
- the outer surface of the spar 23 at the portion shown in FIG. 6 is shaped to substantially match the inner surface shape of the front space 241 of the skin 24, and the spar 23 and the skin 24 are made of an adhesive, a fastener or the like. It is fixedly connected by the fastening means.
- the spar 23 and the skin 24 are integrated.
- a partition 243 is provided between the front space 241 and the rear space 242 in the skin 24 to divide the two spaces.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an intermediate portion of the blade 18, specifically a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG.
- the spar 23 is inserted into the skin 24 with a gap.
- the filler 50 is accommodated as in the tip of the blade 18 (see FIG. 6).
- the spar 23 passing through the front space 241 of the skin 24 has a cross-sectional dimension smaller than that of the front space 241 and is passed at a distance from all the inner surfaces of the front space 241.
- the spar 23 has an elliptical cross-sectional shape whose front and rear dimensions are larger than the top and bottom dimensions. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, even when the skin 24 is rotated relative to the spar 23 in the vertical direction, a range of a predetermined rotation angle ⁇ (angle centered on the axial center A) In the inside, the cross-sectional shape and cross-sectional dimension of the spar 23 are defined so that the spar 23 does not contact the inner surface of the skin 24.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the proximal end portion of the blade 18, and more specifically, a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG.
- the spar 23 is inserted into the skin 24 with a gap.
- the skin 24 is supported by the spar 23 via the bearing 51.
- the spar 23 has a substantially circular or elliptical cross-sectional shape, and the skin 24 has an elliptical cross-sectional shape whose longitudinal dimension is larger than the vertical dimension.
- the skin 24 is not divided into the front space 241 and the rear space 242, unlike the tip and the middle part of the blade 18 described above, and a single inner space 244 is formed.
- the spar 23 is disposed at a position not in contact with any of the inner surfaces of the skin 24.
- an annular bearing 51 intervenes between the spaced apart spar 23 and the skin 24.
- the bearing 51 may be, for example, a known bearing such as a ball bearing, a roller bearing, or a slide bearing, and has an inner ring 52 and an outer ring 53 which are rotatable relative to each other.
- the inner ring 52 is externally fitted and supported on the spar 23 (through a predetermined support member if necessary)
- the outer ring 53 is positioned on the inner space 244 of the skin 24 and is provided on the inner surface of the skin 24 It is supported through. Therefore, the skin 24 is rotatable relative to the spar 23 about the rotational axis (coincident with the axial center A) of the bearing 51 so that the rotational center does not shift.
- two such bearings 51 are provided at the base end of the blade 18 apart from each other in the direction of the axis A, but may be provided at several places depending on the design. .
- a twist applying mechanism 40 is provided on the blade 18.
- the twisting mechanism 40 is provided to connect the proximal end 24 b of the skin 24 and the tension link 21, whereby the distal end of the blade 18 (more specifically, the skin 24) is provided.
- the proximal end can be twisted about the axis A.
- the twist applying mechanism 40 includes a rotary actuator (actuator) 41 and a twist arm (arm) 42.
- the rotary actuator 41 is provided on the tension link 21 and in the case shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the base end portion of the pitch arm 32 (here, the lead lug damper 35) between the upper member 21a and the lower member 21b. Is supported at a position closer to the hub body 20 than the connection point between the connector and the tension link 21.
- the rotary actuator 41 is, for example, an electric motor, and is arranged such that its output shaft coincides with the shaft center A, and the output shaft is directed outward along the shaft center A (in a direction away from the main rotor shaft 16). It is directed.
- the torsion arm 42 is connected at its proximal end to the output shaft of the rotary actuator 41 and extends forward, and its distal end is connected to the front edge 24 c of the proximal end 24 b of the skin 24. Therefore, when the rotary actuator 41 is driven by a signal from the control unit (not shown), the output shaft is rotated, and the torsion arm 42 is rotated about the output shaft to apply a twisting force to the base end 24b of the skin 24. .
- the twist arm 42 may be extended rearward from the tension link 21 and connected to the rear edge of the proximal end 24b of the skin 24.
- the torsion arm 42 may be extended forward and backward from the tension link 21 and connected to the front edge 24 c and the rear edge of the proximal end 24 b of the skin 24. At this time, the connection position between the lead lug damper 35 and the tension link 21 may be appropriately changed so that the layout of the torsion arm 42 and the lead lug damper 35 does not conflict.
- twist applying mechanism 40 As another mode of the twist applying mechanism 40, a twist applying mechanism 40A is shown in FIG.
- the twist applying mechanism 40A applies a twisting force to the base end 24b of the skin 24 by driving a linear actuator 61 provided other than the tension link 21 instead of the rotary actuator 41 attached to the tension link 21. It has become.
- the twist applying mechanism 40A shown in FIG. 10 has a vertically extendable and retractable linear actuator 61, which is provided upright on a predetermined member that rotates with the main rotor shaft 16, in the vicinity of the rear of the tension link 21. ing.
- the rear end of a bar-like link member (arm) 62 is rotatably connected to the upper end of the linear actuator 61, and the front end of the link 24 is a front edge of a base end 24 b of the skin 24. 24c is connected rotatably.
- the lower end portion of the linear actuator 61 may be fixed anywhere as long as it can apply a twisting force to the base end portion 24b.
- the lower end portion may be fixed to the tension link 21 via the mounting fitting 63.
- FIG. 10 shows a configuration in which the linear actuator 61 is fixed to the lower member 21 b of the tension link 21 via the mounting fitting 63. Further, the link member 62 is disposed so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction between the upper member 21 a and the lower member 21 b in the tension link 21, and an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the link member 62 is the tension link 21. It is pivotally supported by
- the link member 62 when the linear actuator 61 is driven to extend and contract, the link member 62 operates like a lever with the pivoting point by the tension link 21 as a fulcrum. As a result, a twisting force is applied to the proximal end 24 b of the skin 24.
- the link member 62 is disposed in the space between the lead lug damper 35 and the hub body 20, which contributes to the miniaturization of the structure of the main rotor 11 near the hub 17.
- the arrangement of the twist applying mechanism 40A may be reversed. That is, the linear actuator 61 is disposed near the front of the tension link 21, the upper end thereof is connected to the front end of the link member 62, and the rear end of the link member 62 is the rear edge of the base end 24 b of the skin 24. It may be connected.
- twist applying mechanism 40 a twist applying mechanism 40B is shown in FIG.
- this twisting mechanism 40B instead of the rotary actuator 41 attached to the tension link 21, a second swash plate 71 and a link member 72 provided separately from the swash plate 31 for applying a pitch change to the blades 18 (arm: By driving the first link member 72a and the second link member 72b), a twisting force is applied to the base end 24b of the skin 24.
- the twist applying mechanism 40B shown in FIG. 11 is provided with a second swash plate 71 (the swash plate 31 is not shown in FIG. 11) separately (along with) the swash plate 31 described above. Similar to the swash plate 31, the second swash plate 71 can be controlled in vertical movement and inclination, and the lower end portion of a first link member 72a extending in the vertical direction is rotatably connected to the peripheral portion. .
- the first link member 72a is disposed near the rear of the tension link 21, and the upper end thereof is rotatably connected to the rear end of the second link member 72b extending in the front-rear direction, and the front end of the second link member 72b The front edge 24c of the proximal end 24b of the skin 24 is rotatably connected. Further, the second link member 72b is disposed so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction between the upper member 21a and the lower member 21b in the tension link 21, and a middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the second link member 72b is It is pivotally supported by the tension link 21.
- the second link member 72b operates like a lever with the pivoting point by the tension link 21 as a fulcrum according to the displacement.
- a twisting force is applied to the proximal end 24 b of the skin 24.
- the link member 72 is disposed in the space between the lead lug damper 35 and the hub body 20, which contributes to the miniaturization of the structure in the vicinity of the hub 17 of the main rotor 11.
- the arrangement of the twist applying mechanism 40B may be reversed. That is, the first link member 72a is disposed in the vicinity of the front of the tension link 21, and the upper end thereof is rotatably connected to the front end of the second link member 72b extending in the front-rear direction, and the rear end of the second link member 72b The rear end of the proximal end 24b of the skin 24 may be rotatably connected to the portion.
- the skin 24 can be pivoted relative to the spar 23 via the bearing 51 at the proximal end of each other. It is supported by Therefore, when the rotary actuator 41 is driven or when the skin 24 receives an air force due to the rotation of the main rotor 11, it is possible to prevent the skin 24 from being unexpectedly displaced.
- the separation dimension between the spar 23 and the internal space 244 of the skin 24 in plan view is larger in the part near the proximal end than in the part near the distal end.
- the cross-sectional shape is configured to form an airfoil from the predetermined position in the longitudinal direction (near the line VII-VII in FIG. 4) to the tip side. Then, in the skin 24 from the base end 24 b to near the line VII-VII, the front-rear dimension of the spar 23 gradually decreases toward the distal end side, and similarly, the front-rear dimension of the internal space 244 of the skin 24 is also It is designed to become gradually smaller toward the tip end. On the other hand, the front and rear dimensions and the upper and lower dimensions of the spar 23 gradually become larger on the tip end side than the vicinity of the line VII-VII, and the gap becomes smaller gradually with respect to the internal space 244 of the skin 24.
- the skin 24 has a predetermined torsional displacement (smaller toward the tip) Even in the case of taking the above, it is possible to gradually increase the front and rear dimensions and the upper and lower dimensions of the spar 23 while securing only a gap that does not interfere with the spar 23 in the inside thereof. As a result, the area of the closed cross section (elliptical cross section in the case of FIG. 7) of the spar 23 can be further increased, and the torsional rigidity of the spar 23 can be gradually increased toward the tip end.
- the spar 23 makes its cross-sectional area as large as possible in consideration of the torsional displacement of the skin 24 in the internal space of the skin 24 (the front space 241 shown in FIG. 7).
- the spar 23 can support the reaction force due to the twisting of the skin 24 with higher rigidity, and in realizing a rotary wing aircraft having a variable twist angle mechanism, a spar that is not preferable to the blade function of the rotary wing mechanism. 23. Torsional deformation can be minimized.
- the present invention is applicable to rotary wing aircraft capable of changing the twist angle of the blades.
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11 メインロータ
16 メインロータシャフト(ロータ軸)
17 ハブ
18 ブレード(回転翼)
20 ハブ本体
21 ハブアーム部(テンションリンク)
23 スパー
24 スキン
30 ピッチ変更機構
31 スワッシュプレート
32 ピッチアーム
33 ピッチリンク
40 捩り付与機構
40A 捩り付与機構
40B 捩り付与機構
41 ロータリアクチュエータ(アクチュエータ)
42 捩りアーム(アーム)
51 ベアリング
61 リニアアクチュエータ
62 リンク部材(アーム)
63 取付フィッティング
71 第二のスワッシュプレート
72 リンク部材(アーム)
A 軸心
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- 回転するロータ軸と、該ロータ軸を中心に旋回する複数のブレードと、前記ブレードを前記ロータ軸に対して連結するハブと、前記ブレードの先端部に対して基端部を前記ブレードの軸心回りへ捩らせる捩り付与機構と、を備え、
前記ブレードは、長軸状の骨格部材から成り基端部が前記ハブに接続されるスパーと、該スパーが内挿されて互いの先端部同士で接続され、前記先端部以外では前記スパーに対して該スパーの軸心回りに回動自在のスキンと、を有し、
前記ハブは、前記ロータ軸に取り付けられるハブ本体と、前記スパーを前記ハブ本体に接続するハブアーム部と、を有する、
回転翼航空機。 - 前記ブレードのピッチを変更するピッチ変更機構を更に備え、
前記ピッチ変更機構は、スワッシュプレートと、該スワッシュプレートに一端が接続されて前記ハブアーム部に他端が接続されたピッチリンクと、を有している、
請求項1に記載の回転翼航空機。 - 前記捩り付与機構は、前記ハブアーム部に設けられて前記スキンの基端部に対し前記スパーの軸心回りへの回動力を付与するアクチュエータを有する、
請求項1または2に記載の回転翼航空機。 - 前記捩り付与機構は、前記ハブアーム部以外の箇所に設けられて前記スキンの基端部に対し前記スパーの軸心回りへの回動力を付与するアクチュエータを有する、
請求項1または2に記載の回転翼航空機。 - 前記捩り付与機構は、前記スキンの基端部に対し前記スパーの軸心回りへの回動力を付与する第二のスワッシュプレートを有する、
請求項1または2に記載の回転翼航空機。 - さらに、前記捩り付与機構は、前記スキンの基端部の前縁部又は後縁部と前記アクチュエータとを接続するアームを有する、
請求項3または4に記載の回転翼航空機。 - 前記捩り付与機構は、前記スキンの基端部の前縁部又は後縁部と前記第二のスワッシュプレートとを接続するアームを有する、
請求項5に記載の回転翼航空機。 - 前記スパーは、その長手方向の少なくとも一部の区間で前後方向の寸法が上下方向の寸法よりも大きい平坦な断面形状を成し、
前記スキンは、前記先端部以外の少なくとも一部にて、ベアリングを介して前記スパーに回動自在に支持されている、
請求項1~7の何れかに記載の回転翼航空機。 - 前記スパーは、その長手方向の所定の位置から先端部に向かって、徐々に前後方向の寸法と上下方向の寸法のいずれか、又は両方が大きくなる断面形状を成している、
請求項1~8の何れかに記載の回転翼航空機。
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