Device for adaptive balancing of rotary devices
AssigneeEurocopter Deutschland GmbH
InventorsFalk Hoffmann, Peter Konstanzer, Peter Znika
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Abstract
A rotary device associated with drive means. The rotary device comprises a shaft and/or a hub and balancing means for balancing its rotational motion. The balancing means has a hollow chamber surrounding the hub and a solid/fluidic material with thixotropic properties, which fills partly the hollow chamber.
Claims6
A rotary device associated with drive means, said rotary device comprising a shaft and/or a hub and balancing means for balancing the rotational motion of the device, the balancing means comprising a hollow chamber surrounding the shaft and/or the hub and a solid/fluidic material with thixotropic properties, which fills partly the hollow chamber, wherein the hollow chamber is filled with the solid/fluidic material in a percentage lying in the range of 25%-70%, and sensor means for determining the filling level or the weight of the solid/fluidic material in the hollow chamber.
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