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公开(公告)号：US11572086B2
公开(公告)日：2023-02-07
申请号：US16791108
申请日：2020-02-14
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Carlos Alexander Fenny , Guy Bernard
Abstract: An aerial sky tram system includes a plurality of towers, a cable track suspended from the plurality of towers by a support cable, and a sky tram coupled to the cable track. The sky tram includes a plurality of rotors that propel the sky tram along the cable track.
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公开(公告)号：US11104439B2
公开(公告)日：2021-08-31
申请号：US16161279
申请日：2018-10-16
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Carlos Alexander Fenny , Joseph Scott Drennan , Michael John Ryan , John Richard McCullough , Brett Rodney Zimmerman
Abstract: A system for deploying and retrieving a parasite aircraft includes a parasite aircraft with a dock and a carrier aircraft that includes a maneuverable capture device tethered to the carrier aircraft via a cable. The maneuverable capture device includes a plurality of rotors and is configured to dock in the dock of the parasite aircraft. A method of deploying a parasite aircraft includes positioning a parasite aircraft on a loading surface; positioning a carrier aircraft above the parasite aircraft; releasing, from the carrier aircraft, a maneuverable capture device comprising a plurality of rotors; securing the maneuverable capture device to a dock positioned on the parasite aircraft; lifting, via a cable secured at a first end to the carrier aircraft and at a second end to the maneuverable capture device, the parasite aircraft with the carrier aircraft; and releasing the parasite aircraft from the maneuverable capture device.
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13.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11008102B2
公开(公告)日：2021-05-18
申请号：US16161455
申请日：2018-10-16
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Michael John Ryan , Carlos Alexander Fenny , Joseph Scott Drennan , John Richard McCullough , Brett Rodney Zimmerman
Abstract: In an embodiment, a maneuverable capture device includes a frame, a plurality of rotors secured to the frame, an attachment point disposed on the frame for securing a cable of a carrier aircraft to the frame, and an attachment feature configured to secure maneuverable capture device to a dock of a parasite aircraft. In an embodiment, a method of docking a maneuverable capture device with a parasite aircraft includes positioning a carrier aircraft above a parasite aircraft, releasing the maneuverable capture device attached to the carrier aircraft by a cable from the carrier aircraft, flying the maneuverable capture device to a dock of the parasite aircraft, and securing the maneuverable capture device to the dock of the parasite aircraft.
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公开(公告)号：US10526068B2
公开(公告)日：2020-01-07
申请号：US15428687
申请日：2017-02-09
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Troy Cyril Schank , Carlos Alexander Fenny , Andrew Maresh , Chyau-Song Tzeng
Abstract: A mechanism for transitioning a tiltrotor aircraft between rotary and non rotary flight modes. The mechanism includes a gimbal lock positioned about a mast that is operable to selectively enable and disable a gimballing degree of freedom of a rotor assembly relative to the mast. A blade stop assembly, positioned about the mast, includes a plurality of arms having a radially contracted orientation and a radially extended orientation. A blade lock assembly is operably associated with each rotor blade assembly. Each blade lock assembly is operable to selectively enable and disable a folding degree of freedom and a pitching degree of freedom of the respective rotor blade assembly. A swash plate is operable to change the pitch of the rotor blade assemblies in the rotary flight mode and fold the rotor blade assemblies in the non rotary flight mode.
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公开(公告)号：US11649043B2
公开(公告)日：2023-05-16
申请号：US17406174
申请日：2021-08-19
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Carlos Alexander Fenny , Jouyoung Jason Choi
CPC classification number: B64C27/08 , B64C39/062 , B64D27/26 , G05D1/0202 , G05D1/0808 , B64D2027/262
Abstract: An aircraft comprises a fuselage, one or more support structures connected to the fuselage, one or more engines or motors disposed within or attached to the one or more support structures or the fuselage, and a distributed propulsion system. The distributed propulsion system comprising two or more propellers symmetrically distributed in an array along the one or more support structures with respect to a center of gravity of the aircraft and operably connected to the one or more engines or motors, wherein each propeller has a rotation direction within a tilted plane of rotation, and a summation of horizontal force vectors created by the tilted plane of rotation of all the propellers is substantially zero when all the propellers are creating a substantially equal thrust magnitude. Movement of the aircraft is controlled by selectively increasing or decreasing a thrust of at least one of the two or more propellers.
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16.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20220010848A1
公开(公告)日：2022-01-13
申请号：US16926451
申请日：2020-07-10
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Gilberto Morales , Carlos Alexander Fenny , Cody Anderson
Abstract: A clutch has an inner race, an outer race spaced from the inner race and forming a radial cavity between the races, and a plurality of sprags disposed in the radial cavity. The sprags have a different coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) from the inner race, the outer race, or both races, and a sprag cage retains the sprags at a uniform spacing within the radial cavity. When the clutch is at a first temperature, a gap exists between the sprags and the inner race, between the sprags and the outer race, or between the sprags and both races, and the clutch is disengaged. When the clutch is at a second temperature the sprags are in contact with both the races, and the clutch is engaged.
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公开(公告)号：US20200339260A1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-29
申请号：US16920017
申请日：2020-07-02
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Carlos Alexander Fenny , Rohn Lee Olson , Andrew James Zahasky
IPC: B64C39/06 , B64C11/28 , B64C27/50 , B64C29/00 , B64C3/10 , B64C27/08 , B64C27/12 , B64D27/24 , B64D31/00 , B64C29/02 , B64C1/06 , B64C39/02
Abstract: An aircraft includes a closed wing, a fuselage at least partially disposed within a perimeter of the closed wing, and one or more spokes coupling the closed wing to the fuselage. A source of electric power is disposed within or attached to the closed wing, fuselage or one or more spokes. A plurality of electric motors are disposed within or attached to the one or more spokes in a distributed configuration. Each electric motor is connected to the source of electric power. A propeller is operably connected to each of the electric motors and proximate to a leading edge of the one or more spokes. One or more processors are communicably coupled to the plurality of electric motors. A longitudinal axis of the fuselage is substantially vertical in vertical takeoff and landing and stationary flight, and substantially in a direction of a forward flight in a forward flight mode.
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公开(公告)号：US20200156782A1
公开(公告)日：2020-05-21
申请号：US16717524
申请日：2019-12-17
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Carlos Alexander Fenny , Rohn Lee Olson
IPC: B64C29/02 , B64C39/02 , B64C1/06 , B64C39/06 , B64D31/00 , B64D27/24 , B64C27/12 , B64C27/08 , B64C29/00 , B64C11/28 , B64C3/10
Abstract: The present invention includes a distributed propulsion system for a craft that comprises a frame, a plurality of hydraulic or electric motors disposed within or attached to the frame in a distributed configuration; a propeller operably connected to each of the hydraulic or electric motors, a source of hydraulic or electric power disposed within or attached to the frame and coupled to each of the disposed within or attached to the frame, wherein the source of hydraulic or electric power provides sufficient energy density for the craft to attain and maintain operations of the craft, a controller coupled to each of the hydraulic or electric motors, and one or more processors communicably coupled to each controller that control an operation and speed of the plurality of hydraulic or electric motors.
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