Patents Assigned to Bell Hellicopter Textron Inc.
  • Drive Link for Tiltrotor Rotor System
    Publication number: 20150122953
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a drive link includes a first bearing housing, a second bearing housing, and a central portion coupled between the first bearing housing and the second bearing housing. The central portion has less torsional stiffness than the first and second bearing housings such that the central portion twists in response to cocking of the first bearing housing relative to the second bearing housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Bell Hellicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Burnett, Christopher Foskey, Joel McIntyre