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US 11,667,374 B2Granted
Blade pitch actuation mechanism
AssigneeRatier-Figeac SAS
InventorsLudovic Prunet, Patrick Moles, Kevin Le Meur
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Abstract
A blade pitch actuation mechanism comprising a rotating race member in which is formed a race configured to receive a trunnion pin attached to a blade, whereby the race defines a cam profile such that rotation of the race member causes the trunnion pin received in the race to rotate as it slides over the cam profile.
Claims5
A propeller system comprising:
- a plurality of blades arranged around a hub rotatable about a hub axis (Y), each blade extending radially from the hub along a blade axis (X) and having an inner end received in a coupling having an associated trunnion pin configured such that rotation of the trunnion pin about the blade axis (X) causes pitch change of the blade relative to the blade axis (X);
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- a blade pitch actuation mechanism comprising:
- a rotating race member mounted within the hub, the member having a helical race slot formed in it and configured to receive the trunnion pins of the blades and to rotate about the hub axis (Y) relative to the trunnion pins,
- whereby the helical race slot has a cammed inner profile such that rotation of the race member about the hub axis causes the trunnion pins received in the race to rotate about the blade axis as the trunnion pins slide over the cammed inner profile.
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