Rotor blade stands
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorFrank Joseph Gill, III
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Example stands for supporting a component, such as a rotor blade, are described herein. An example stand described herein includes a blade support having an opening extending from an edge of the blade support towards a center of the blade support. The opening is to receive a rotor blade of an aircraft, for example. The example stand also includes a base to support the blade support above a supporting surface. The blade support is rotatably coupled to the base about a horizontal axis perpendicular to a central axis of the blade support such that the blade support can tilt the rotor blade relative to the supporting surface.
Claims16
An apparatus comprising:
- a blade support having an opening extending from an edge of the blade support towards a center of the blade support, the opening to receive a rotor blade of an aircraft;
- and
- a base to support the blade support above a supporting surface, the blade support rotatably coupled to the base about a horizontal axis perpendicular to a central axis of the blade support such that the blade support can tilt the rotor blade relative to the supporting surface, wherein the blade support is rotatable about the central axis to rotate the rotor blade about a longitudinal axis of the rotor blade, and wherein the blade support is rotatably coupled to the base via a slewing ring, the slewing ring to receive at least a portion of the edge of the blade support, the edge of the blade support slidable along the slewing ring to rotate the blade support about the central axis.
An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a blade support pivotably coupled to a base, the blade support including an opening to receive a rotor blade of an aircraft, the blade support pivotable between a first position in which a central axis of the blade support is horizontal and a second position in which the central axis is not horizontal, wherein the blade support is rotatably coupled to the base via a slewing ring that receives at least a portion of an edge of the blade support, the edge of the blade support slidable along the slewing ring to rotate the blade support about the central axis.
An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a blade support having an opening extending from an edge of blade support towards a center of the blade support, the opening to receive an object to be supported by the blade support;
- means for rotatably coupling the blade support to the base about a horizontal axis perpendicular to a central axis of the blade support, the means for rotatably coupling including means for rotating the blade support 360° about the central axis;
- and
- means for locking the object in the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.