Individual pitch control device for blades of rotors of rotor craft by means of rotating linear jacks
AssigneeSociete Nationale Industrielle et Aerospatiale
InventorsJacques A. Aubry, Jean J. Mondet
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AssigneeSociete Nationale Industrielle et Aerospatiale
InventorsJacques A. Aubry, Jean J. Mondet
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An individual pitch control device for the blades (7) of a rotor of a rotor craft employing respective rotating linear jacks (29) for controlling the pitch of the rotor blades. The linear jacks are implanted in a rotating support (25) which is driven in rotation with the rotor. The jacks (29) include rods (31) which are connected via additional rods (33) to drive pitch control levers (24) for each respective blade. The jacks (29) are linear, electrohydraulic, dual-action jacks having at least one body, and are supplied by control servovalves (36) which are also mounted in a rotating reference system. The servovalves (36) are supplied from a hydraulic circuit in a fixed reference system positioned on the rotor craft, having at least one hydraulic collector (27) which is at least partially rotating.
An individual pitch control device for the blades (7) of a rotor of a rotor craft, said rotor having a plurality of independently controlled blades, comprising, for each blade (7) of the rotor, a respective dual-action, electrohydraulic linear jack (29) with at least one body, controlling the collective, monocyclic and, if appropriate, multicyclic pitch in a rotating reference system of said blade, said jack (29) being driven in rotation with the rotor about an axis (A) thereof and disposed substantially longitudinally with respect to a rotor mast (1), and outside said rotor mast, wherein each jack (29) is implanted, via one of two elements formed by a respective cylinder (30) and rod (31), on a rotating support (25) surrounding the rotor mast (1) and driven in rotation with the rotor about the axis (A) thereof, whilst the other of said two elements of the jack (29) is connected to a pitch control lever (24) of the corresponding blade.
An individual pitch control device for the blades (7) of a rotor of a rotor craft, said rotor having a plurality of independently controlled blades, comprising, for each blade (7) of the rotor, a respective dual-action, electrohydraulic linear jack (29) with at least one body, for controlling the collective, monocyclic and, if appropriate, multicyclic pitch in a rotating reference system of said blade, said jack (29) being driven in rotation with the rotor about an axis (A) thereof and disposed substantially longitudinally with respect to a rotor mast (1), and outside said rotor mast, wherein each jack (29) is implanted, via one of two elements formed by a respective cylinder (30) and rod (31), on a rotating support (25) surrounding the rotor mast (1) and driven in rotation with the rotor about the axis (A) thereof, whilst the other of said two elements of the jack (29) is connected to a pitch control lever (24) of the corresponding blade, further comprising at least one hydraulic collector (27) which is annular and inserted between said rotating support (25) and a fixed support (4), said annular hydraulic collector being partially integrated in at least one of said rotating support and said fixed support.
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