Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hinge mechanism for a weight-shifting coaxial helicopter
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Application No.: US15447845Application Date: 2017-03-02
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Publication No.: US10814968B2Publication Date: 2020-10-27
- Inventor: Dustin E. Gamble , Matthew Curran , Brian Miller
- Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: B64C27/39
- IPC: B64C27/39 ; B64C27/48 ; B64C27/50 ; B64C27/10 ; B64C39/02 ; B64C17/04 ; B64C27/52 ; B64C25/32

Abstract:
A helicopter includes a gimbal assembly, a first rotor assembly, a second rotor assembly, a fuselage, and a controller. The first rotor assembly, the second rotor assembly, and the fuselage are mechanically coupled to the gimbal assembly. The first rotor assembly includes a first rotor and the second rotor assembly includes a second rotor, the first rotor including a plurality of first fixed-pitch blades and the second rotor including a plurality of second fixed-pitch blades. Each of the plurality of first and the second fixed-pitch blades are coupled to a hub of its respective rotor via a hinge mechanism that is configured to allow each of the fixed-pitch blades to pivot from a first position to a second position, the first position being substantially parallel to the fuselage and the second position being substantially perpendicular to the fuselage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170320565A1 HINGE MECHANISM FOR A WEIGHT-SHIFTING COAXIAL HELICOPTER Public/Granted day:2017-11-09
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