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US 6,474,184 B2Granted
Tilt and swivel positioning device
AssigneeEADS Deutschland GmbH
InventorPeter Jänker
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Abstract
A tilt and swivel positioning device for positioning a servo flap in a rotor blade. The device contains a tilt element and a bearing element. The tilt element is swivellably attached to the bearing element. The bearing arrangement has a convex roll-off surface resting against a concave roll-off surface. The radius of the concave roll-off surface exceeds the radius of the convex roll-off surface.
Claims15
A rotor blade comprising a tilt and swivel positioning device for positioning a servo flap;
- the tilt and swivel positioning device having
- a bearing element;
- and
- a tilt element attached to the bearing element such that it swivels;
- wherein one of the bearing element and tilt element comprises a convex roll-off surface and the other of the bearing element and tilt element comprises a concave roll-off surface, and wherein a radius of the concave roll-off surface is larger than a radius of the convex roll-off surface.
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