Collective control system for a rotorcraft
AssigneeEssex Industries, Inc.
InventorsCharles Culp, Greg Kemner, Bob Hale
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Abstract
The control system for attachment to a collective lever in a rotorcraft which comprises a body with an extended horn portion which is generally contoured to provide for a place to rest the palm and grip the collective lever at the end in the form of an open spherical grip as opposed to the more traditional cylindrical grip used to grasp the throttle and/or collective lever directly. The control system generally includes a plurality of controls which can be manipulated by any or all of the four fingers of the hand and the thumb without need to substantially move the palm. The collective lever can also be moved without having to remove the hand from the control system or the fingers or thumb from the controls.
Claims20
A control system for attachment to the collective lever of a rotorcraft, the control system comprising:
- a main body having:
- a lower surface for attachment to an end of a collective lever
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a horn portion comprising:
- an extension portion extending vertically from said main body;
- and
- a larger support portion arranged at a top of said extension portion;
- wherein, at least some of said support portion projects horizontally away from said main body to create an overhang;
- and
- a plurality of controls, wherein a first control in said plurality of controls is arranged on said main body and a second control in said plurality of controls is arranged on said horn portion.
A collective lever and control system of a rotorcraft comprising:
- a collective lever having two opposing ends;
- a control system attached to one of said two opposing ends of said collective lever, said control system comprising:
- a main body having:
- a lower surface attaching to said one of said two opposing ends of said collective;
- and
- a generally convex upper surface;
- a horn portion comprising:
- an extension portion extending vertically from said main body;
- and
- a larger support portion arranged at a top of said extension portion;
- wherein, at least some of said support portion projects horizontally away from said main body to create an overhang;
- and
- a plurality of controls, wherein a first control in said plurality of controls is arranged on said main body and a second control in said plurality of controls is arranged on said horn portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.