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US 11,142,300 B2Granted
Length adjustable link
AssigneeBell Textron Inc.
InventorsKyle Thomas Cravener, Andrew Maresh, Chyausong Tzeng
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Abstract
An exemplary length adjustable link includes a tube having an internal bore and internal surface, a first rod end having a first shaft disposed in a first end of the internal bore, a second rod end having a second shaft disposed in a second end of the internal bore, and a member threadably connecting the first rod end to the second rod end.
Claims17
A length adjustable link comprising:
- a tube having a circular internal bore and internal surface;
- a first rod end having a first shaft disposed in a first end of the internal bore;
- a second rod end having a second shaft disposed in a second end of the internal bore;
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- a member having a first externally threaded nipple connected to internal threads of the first shaft and a second externally threaded nipple connected to internal threads of the second shaft;
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- a pin positioned through the tube and the member.
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A tiltrotor aircraft comprising:
- a rotor blade coupled to a blade cuff and operable between an extended position and a folded position;
- a swash plate configured to translate relative to a mast;
- a pitch link rotatably coupled to the swash plate;
- a pitch horn rotatably coupled to the pitch link;
- a crank coupled to the pitch horn, the pitch horn and the crank being configured to rotate relative to the blade cuff;
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- a link rotatably coupled to the crank and rotatably coupled to the rotor blade, wherein the link comprises:
- a tube having an internal bore and internal surface;
- a first rod end having a first shaft disposed in a first end of the internal bore;
- a second rod end having a second shaft disposed in a second end of the internal bore;
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- a member threadably connecting the first rod end to the second rod end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.