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US 2020/0317330 A1Published application
Rotor head for aerialvehicle
AssigneeFt Holdings Inc.
InventorsJason Peter CLARKE, Daniel John CLARKE
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Abstract
A rotor system for aerial vehicles where two or more rotor systems are used in a coaxial or tandem arrangement on the aerial vehicle.
Claims14
A rotor system for an aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a) a motor mount configured for attaching to the aerial vehicle;
- b) a motor stator operatively coupled to the motor mount;
- c) a motor rotor rotatably disposed within the motor stator;
- d) a spine shaft operatively coupled to the motor rotor;
- e) a rotor hub circumferentially disposed around the spine shaft;
- f) at least two rotor blades rotatably coupled to the rotor hub, the at least two rotor blades disposed in a spaced-apart configuration about a circumference of the rotor hub, the at least two rotor blades operatively coupled to the rotor hub via a blade grip, the blade grip rotatably coupled to a feathering shaft extending from the rotor hub;
- g) at least one pitch servo motor disposed near one end of the spine shaft, the at least one pitch servo motor comprising a servo arm;
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- h) a swashplate mechanism operatively coupling the at least one pitch servo motor to the blade grip, wherein operation of the swashplate mechanism adjusts a pitch angle of the at least two rotor blades.
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An aerial vehicle comprising at least two rotor systems, wherein each of the at least two rotor systems comprises:
- a) a motor mount configured for attaching to the aerial vehicle;
- b) a motor stator operatively coupled to the motor mount;
- c) a motor rotor rotatably disposed within the motor stator;
- d) a spine shaft operatively coupled to the motor rotor;
- e) a rotor hub circumferentially disposed around the spine shaft;
- f) at least two rotor blades rotatably coupled to the rotor hub, the at least two rotor blades disposed in a spaced-apart configuration about a circumference of the rotor hub, the at least two rotor blades operatively coupled to the rotor hub via a blade grip, the blade grip rotatably coupled to a feathering shaft extending from the rotor hub;
- g) at least one pitch servo motor disposed near one end of the spine shaft, the at least one pitch servo motor comprising a servo arm;
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- h) a swashplate mechanism operatively coupling the at least one pitch servo motor to the blade grip, wherein operation of the swashplate mechanism adjusts a pitch angle of the at least two rotor blades.
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The aerial vehicle as set forth in claim 5, wherein the swashplate mechanism comprises:
- a) a swashplate stator circumferentially disposed around the spine shaft;
- b) a swash link operatively coupling the servo arm to the swashplate stator;
- c) a swashplate rotor rotatably circumferentially disposed around the swashplate stator;
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- d) a master pitch link operatively coupling the swashplate rotor to the blade grip of a first rotor blade of the at least two rotor blades. The aerial vehicle as set forth in claim 6, wherein the swashplate mechanism further comprises a slave pitch link operatively coupling the swashplate rotor to a second rotor blade of the at least two rotor blades.
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A method for manufacturing an aerial vehicle, comprising:
- mounting at least one rotor system on the aerial vehicle, wherein each of the at least one rotor system comprises:
- a) a motor mount configured for attaching to the aerial vehicle;
- b) a motor stator operatively coupled to the motor mount;
- c) a motor rotor rotatably disposed within the motor stator;
- d) a spine shaft operatively coupled to the motor rotor;
- e) a rotor hub circumferentially disposed around the spine shaft;
- f) at least two rotor blades rotatably coupled to the rotor hub, the at least two rotor blades disposed in a spaced-apart configuration about a circumference of the rotor hub, the at least two rotor blades operatively coupled to the rotor hub via a blade grip, the blade grip rotatably coupled to a feathering shaft extending from the rotor hub;
- g) at least one pitch servo motor disposed near one end of the spine shaft, the at least one pitch servo motor comprising a servo arm;
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- h) a swashplate mechanism operatively coupling the at least one pitch servo motor to the blade grip, wherein operation of the swashplate mechanism adjusts a pitch angle of the at least two rotor blades.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.