- Patent Title: Vibration isolation systems for advancing blade concept rotorcraft
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Application No.: US16716264Application Date: 2019-12-16
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Publication No.: US11214362B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Christopher Edward Foskey , Frank Bradley Stamps , Michael Reaugh Smith
- Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Applicant Address: US RI Providence
- Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI Providence
- Agency: Lawrence Youst PLLC
- Main IPC: B64C27/00
- IPC: B64C27/00 ; B64C27/22 ; B64C27/10 ; B64C27/82

Abstract:
An advancing blade concept rotorcraft includes an airframe and a pylon assembly subject to vibration. The pylon assembly includes a dual rotor system having coaxially disposed top and bottom rotor assemblies that counter rotate relative to one another. The advancing blade concept rotorcraft includes a vibration isolation system including at least one pylon link coupled to the airframe and the pylon assembly. The pylon link includes a Liquid Inertia Vibration Eliminator unit operable to reduce transmission of the pylon assembly vibration to the airframe. The advancing blade concept rotorcraft includes active force generators adjacent to the pylon assembly. The active force generators include a first active force generator producing a force in a first direction and a second active force generator producing a force in a second direction to counteract multidirectional oscillations of the pylon assembly, thereby reducing vibration of the advancing blade concept rotorcraft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200262549A1 Vibration Isolation Systems for Advancing Blade Concept Rotorcraft Public/Granted day:2020-08-20
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