Mechanism for attenuating torque pulsations between an engine and a rotorcraft rotor driven by the engine
AssigneeEurocopter
InventorsThomas Manfredotti, Jerome Chemin
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AssigneeEurocopter
InventorsThomas Manfredotti, Jerome Chemin
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The invention provides a mechanism for attenuating torque pulsations between an engine (2) and a rotor (1) of a rotorcraft. Torsion means (5) are interposed between the driving and driven shafts and comprise a torsion shaft (6) axially engaged with the drive shaft (3) and the driven shaft (4) an inlet shaft (9) and an outlet shaft (10) respectively engaged with the drive and driven shafts (3, 4) a lever system (7) that extends radially relative to the torsion shaft (6) and that has the inlet and outlet shafts (9, 10) hinged thereto via points (11, 12) that are spaced apart; and a mass (8) carried by said lever arm (7) at its free end (13) radially farthest away from the axis along which the torsion shaft (6) extends.
A mechanism for attenuating torque pulsations between an engine and a rotorcraft rotor driven in rotation by the engine, the mechanism comprising torsion means interposed in coaxial engagement between a drive shaft and a driven shaft for driving the rotor, wherein said torsion means comprise:
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