Invention Grant
US08434718B2 Reusable rotorcraft bumper, and a rotorcraft having such a bumper
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可重复使用的旋翼飞机保险杠,以及具有这种保险杠的旋翼飞机
- Patent Title: Reusable rotorcraft bumper, and a rotorcraft having such a bumper
- Patent Title (中): 可重复使用的旋翼飞机保险杠,以及具有这种保险杠的旋翼飞机
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Application No.: US12859330Application Date: 2010-08-19
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Publication No.: US08434718B2Publication Date: 2013-05-07
- Inventor: Joseph Mairou , Pierre Prud'Homme-Lacroix
- Applicant: Joseph Mairou , Pierre Prud'Homme-Lacroix
- Applicant Address: FR Marignane Cedex
- Assignee: Eurocopter
- Current Assignee: Eurocopter
- Current Assignee Address: FR Marignane Cedex
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Priority: FR0904148 20090902
- Main IPC: B64C7/00
- IPC: B64C7/00

Abstract:
A reusable bumper (10) for a rotorcraft (1) suitable for protecting a rear end (3) of said rotorcraft (1). The bumper (10) comprises a resilient outer shell (20) forming a first chamber (11) having a resilient inner shell (30) placed therein and forming a second chamber (12), said outer shell (20) having at least one main orifice (21), said inner shell (30) being provided with management means (50) for managing the pressure that exists inside said second chamber (12) and suitable for enabling said pressure to increase up to a predetermined threshold in order to inform the pilot that the bumper (10) has made contact with the ground (S), and then to enable said pressure to drop in order to absorb energy resulting from said contact.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110049295A1 REUSABLE ROTORCRAFT BUMPER, AND A ROTORCRAFT HAVING SUCH A BUMPER Public/Granted day:2011-03-03
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