Aero/Hydro-dynamically Balanced Passively Varying Pitch Propeller
US-2019136865-A1 · May 9, 2019 · US
Propeller blade arrangement
US11577820B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11577820-B2 |
| Application number | US-202117203862-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2021 |
| Priority date | Mar 19, 2020 |
| Publication date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
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A propeller blade arrangement comprising a propeller blade attached to and rotatable with a hub, via a retention bearing, the blade being rotatable about a center line of the blade, the retention bearing configured to tilt the blade such that its center line is tilted with respect to the hub.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A propeller blade arrangement comprising: a hub; a retention bearing; and a propeller blade attached to the hub via the retention bearing and rotatable with the hub; wherein the blade being rotatable about a centreline of the blade defined by an axis of rotation of the retention bearing, the retention bearing configured to tilt the blade relative to the hub such that the centreline is tilted with respect to the hub such that the centreline of the blade does not intersect the centreline of the hub and is not orthogonal to the centreline of the hub; and wherein, in a forward thrust mode of operation, the blade is arranged such that its centre of gravity is offset in a direction and by a magnitude that generates a restoring bending moment that reduces a total bending moment to counteract an aero-bending moment acting on the blade; and wherein, in a reverse thrust mode of operation, the angle of tilt is selected such that the blade centreline is tilted such that a location of the centre of gravity of the blade compared to the hub is the same as in the forward thrust mode of operation. 2. A propeller blade arrangement as in claim 1 , wherein the blade is constructed such that its centre of gravity is offset with respect to the centreline. 3. A propeller blade arrangement as in claim 1 , wherein the blade is constructed such that its centre of gravity is aligned with the centreline. 4. A propeller blade arrangement comprising: a hub; and a plurality of blades mounted about the hub each by a respective retention bearing, whereby the retention bearings are configured to tilt the blades such that their centrelines are tilted with respect to the hub such that the centrelines of the blades do not intersect the centreline of the hub and are not orthogonal to the centreline of the hub; and wherein, in a forward thrust mode of operation, the blades are arranged such that their centres of gravity are offset in a direction and by a magnitude that generates a restoring bending moment that reduces a total bending moment to counteract aero-bending moments acting on the blades; and wherein, in a reverse thrust mode of operation, the angle of tilt is selected such that the centrelines of the blades are tilted such that the locations of the centres of gravity of the blades compared to the hub are the same as in the forward thrust mode of operation.
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- What does patent US11577820B2 cover?
- A propeller blade arrangement comprising a propeller blade attached to and rotatable with a hub, via a retention bearing, the blade being rotatable about a center line of the blade, the retention bearing configured to tilt the blade such that its center line is tilted with respect to the hub.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ratier Figeac Sas
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B64C11/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 14 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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