Patents Assigned to Airbus Helicopters
  • Publication number: 20240150031
    Abstract: An aviation propulsion system for an aircraft with two engines, comprising respectively a connecting shaft which is rotatably drivable in rotation by one of the engines, wherein mutually facing ends of both connecting shafts are connected to each other or are connectable to each other in a rotatably drivable manner. Both connecting shafts are connected via their mutually facing ends in a rotatably drivable manner to one of the mutually facing ends of the connecting shafts via a openable coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS TECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Joerg LITZBA
  • Publication number: 20240150030
    Abstract: An aircraft provided with at least one exhaust duct for discharging gases from an engine. The exhaust duct is partly accommodated in an internal housing of the aircraft, the housing being separated from an external environment situated outside the aircraft by at least one cowl that is able to move in relation to a load-bearing structure of the aircraft. The exhaust duct comprises an exhaust segment passing through a passage of the cowl without touching the cowl. A space separates the exhaust segment from the cowl. The aircraft comprises at least one stabilization system coupled to the exhaust duct, the stabilization system comprising a stiffening ring secured to the exhaust duct and at least one fastening connecting the exhaust duct to the cowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Guillaume LEGRAS, Franck MORENTE, Philippe PINTO, Kevin FELMY
  • Publication number: 20240140601
    Abstract: A rotorcraft with at least one main rotor and a fuselage, comprising: a tail boom connected to the fuselage, the tail boom extending from the fuselage toward a duct-type portion; a shroud provided at the duct-type portion and forming a transverse duct; at least one ducted tail rotor rotatably arranged in the transverse duct, wherein the at least one ducted tail rotor comprises a plurality of rotor blades mounted to a rotatable rotor hub; and a stator with a gearbox fairing mounted to the shroud for supporting the rotatable rotor hub in the transverse duct, wherein the stator comprises at least one rotatable stator blade connecting the gearbox fairing to the shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Rupert PFALLER, Tobias RIES
  • Publication number: 20240140602
    Abstract: A rotorcraft with at least one main rotor and a fuselage, comprising: a tail boom connected to the fuselage, the tail boom extending in a longitudinal direction from the fuselage toward a duct-type portion; a shroud provided at the duct-type portion and forming a transverse duct comprising a circumferential direction and a longitudinal extension oriented at least essentially perpendicular to the circumferential direction and the longitudinal direction of the tail boom; and at least one ducted tail rotor rotatably arranged in the transverse duct; wherein the shroud comprises a first section connected to the tail boom and a second section spaced apart from the tail boom and diametrically opposed to the first section, the first section comprising an airfoil-like aerodynamic profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Rupert PFALLER, Tobias RIES, Uwe KIESEWETTER
  • Publication number: 20240140599
    Abstract: A blade comprising a blade root extended by an aerodynamic intermediate part that extends up to a free end. The blade root comprises a one-piece attachment body made from composite materials, that is hollow and has a casing that defines an empty internal space, the attachment body incorporating: a pitch attachment configured to be traversed by a pitch link rod connected to a pitch lever, the attachment body incorporating a leading edge attachment configured to be traversed by a leading edge link rod connected to a first drag damper, a trailing edge attachment configured to be traversed by a trailing edge link rod configured to be connected to a second drag damper, and a connection attachment configured to be traversed by at least one connecting rod connected to a first reinforcement of a stratified spherical stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Adil AZZAT, Julien THIVEND, Sixtine COSTON
  • Publication number: 20240125275
    Abstract: An aircraft provided with a power plant provided with at least one combustion engine mechanically connected to a drive system, the drive system comprising two electric machines each connected to the combustion engine by a kinematic chain, the two electric machines being electrically connected to at least one electrical power source. The aircraft comprises a management system controlling at least a mechanical power or an engine torque delivered by each of the two electric machines as a function of a current operating mode, the management system being configured, during a superior operating mode, to control the two electric machines in order for the two electric machines to deliver different and non-zero mechanical powers or engine torques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventor: Marc GAZZINO
  • Patent number: 11958586
    Abstract: The integration of a hinged door with a door leaf in a non-pressurized aircraft. The non-pressurized aircraft includes a canopy frame with a canopy frame cross-section profile. The canopy frame cross section profile has first and second canopy frame faces that are arranged at a predetermined angle relative to each other, and a third canopy frame face that is arranged between the first and second canopy frame faces. The non-pressurized aircraft further includes a hinge that is entirely arranged within the outline of the non-pressurized aircraft and pivotally mounts the door leaf to the third canopy frame face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Trautmann, Eric Dersahakian
  • Patent number: 11958594
    Abstract: A cyclic pitch angle adjustment apparatus for a rotor or propeller and to a rotorcraft with such a rotor. The cyclic pitch angle adjustment apparatus may include levers that rotate rotor blades around associated pitch axes rods that mechanically link the levers with a bearing such that the rods are movable relative to the central point, the bearing being attached to a central rod that is movable and adapted for adjusting the cyclic pitch angle of the rotor blades from one pitch angle in one position to another pitch angle in another position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Ian-Luca Czech
  • Patent number: 11958595
    Abstract: An actuator for aviation applications, in particular for adjusting rotor blades in a helicopter, may include an electromechanical drive assembly connected to an output drive via a downstream transmission, where the drive assembly is divided into sub-drives that can be operated independently, and where at least two sub-drives are spatially separated from one another in that the transmission is placed between these sub-drives. The transmission may include at least two harmonic gearings coupled to one another by at least one first coupling element, where a first harmonic gearing is located inside a non-rotating first housing, where a second harmonic gearing is located inside a rotating second housing, and where the second housing is connected to the output drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS TECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Haar, Uwe Arnold, Martin Meunier, Carsten Wintjen, Matthias Müller, Werner Pflüger
  • Publication number: 20240117872
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a gearbox in an aircraft. The gearbox comprises at least one gearbox section with at least one measuring area. A first and a second electrical contact are arranged in the measuring area at a spacing from one another. A magnetic field is generated in the gearbox section. The magnetic field is adapted to move at least one ferromagnetic particle arranged in the gearbox section towards the measuring area, so that a bridge produced from one or more of the ferromagnetic particles is formed between the two electrical contacts. A measured value is generated based on an electrical parameter between the two electrical contacts. A measure of the criticality of a flight operation is determined on the basis of the measured value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS TECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Sergej LIEDER, Timm ROESENER, Joerg LITZBA
  • Patent number: 11953072
    Abstract: A torsional moment acting on a component in a drive train of an aircraft may be determined using at least one sensor, where the determined torsional moment is used for adjusting at least one adjustable damping element located in or on the component and/or for regulating a torsional stiffness in the torque-conducting component. As a result, the torsional load in the component may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS TECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Wolf, Jörg Litzba, Johannes Schäfer, Georg Tenckhoff
  • Publication number: 20240109666
    Abstract: An aircraft provided with an engine compartment, the aircraft comprising an engine at least partially housed in the engine compartment, the engine comprising an exhaust nozzle for at least discharging gases, the aircraft comprising an exhaust duct arranged around the exhaust nozzle, the exhaust duct having an open end opening into the engine compartment. The aircraft comprises a drainage device comprising a guide cooperating with the exhaust duct for collecting liquid flowing along the exhaust duct and exiting the exhaust duct through the end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Guillaume LEGRAS, Patrick FORT
  • Patent number: 11939048
    Abstract: A linear electromechanical servocontrol comprising a power rod that is able to move in translation. The servocontrol comprises a single linear electrical actuator provided with at least one electric motor connected by a mechanical link to the power rod, the servocontrol comprising an anchor secured to the electrical actuator, the at least one electric motor being controlled by a computer, the anchor having an anchoring rod that is able to move in translation, the anchor having an anchoring brake that is configured to immobilize the anchoring rod with respect to the electrical actuator in a normal operating mode or to allow the electrical actuator to move in relation to the anchoring rod in a safe operating mode at the request of the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventor: Laurent Ruet
  • Patent number: 11939072
    Abstract: A method of optimizing the noise generated by a rotorcraft on the ground, said rotorcraft including a hybrid power plant, at least one rotor, and an electrical energy source. Said method makes it possible to monitor whether each engine of said power plant is on or off, and to monitor the state of each electric machine of said hybrid power plant. Said method also makes it possible to monitor whether said rotorcraft is on the ground. Then, each engine that is on is controlled to reach an idling speed, or indeed to be caused to stop by being switched off, and said electric machine Is regulated on a setpoint speed of rotation of a rotor so as to drive each rotor while also limiting the noise generated by said hybrid power plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventor: Nayibe Gomez
  • Patent number: 11939047
    Abstract: A method and a device for assisting the piloting of a propeller rotorcraft having a rotary wing and at least one propeller. The piloting assistance device comprises a computer configured to display the following on a display: (i) a first scale representing a power consumed by the at least one propeller and carrying a minimum power mark and a maximum power mark, (ii) a second scale graduated in forward speed of the propeller rotorcraft, (iii) an index comprising a power section representing a current power consumed by the at least one propeller, the index comprising a speed section indicating a current forward speed on the second scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventor: Kamel Abdelli
  • Publication number: 20240092188
    Abstract: A fuselage arranged within a fuselage outer shell; at least one main rotor located on top of the fuselage; at least one engine provided for driving the at least one main rotor; and at least one energy source storage unit comprising at least one energy source configured to provide energy for powering the at least one engine for driving the at least one main rotor; wherein the at least one energy source storage unit is arranged outside the fuselage outer shell; and wherein the fuselage and the fuselage outer shell form in vicinity of the at least one energy source storage unit a crashable structure configured to be crashable in an emergency landing at least for limiting effects of impact on the at least one energy source storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Martin BLACHA, Sascha SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 11933852
    Abstract: A battery and an electrical battery monitoring device are disclosed having a first group of sensing switches connected in series on a first monitoring circuit, the sensing switches, a second group of electrical sensing switches connected in series on a second monitoring circuit, an input unit to provide an input to the first and second monitoring circuits, a monitoring unit to receive an output from the first and second monitoring circuits, wherein the monitoring unit receives at least two outputs from two measuring points of the first monitoring circuit, the two measuring points being separated by at least one sensing switch. The location of a defective battery cell may be early detected and precisely located by the monitoring of the battery cells in rows and columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH, Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Weinreiter, Kristian Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20240084748
    Abstract: A method of optimizing the noise generated by a hybrid power plant of a rotorcraft in flight, the hybrid power plant driving a main rotor of the rotorcraft in rotation and being provided with at least one engine, with at least one electric machine, and with at least one electrical energy source that electrically powers the electric machine. The method includes a determination step for determining a required power delivered by the hybrid power plant and that is required for the flight phase, and a distribution step for distributing the required power between the at least one engine and the electric machine as a function of a target noise level and of the required power for the flight phase, as well as of a model for the noise generated by the at least one engine as a function of one of its parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventor: Nayibe GOMEZ
  • Patent number: 11912402
    Abstract: A rotary wing aircraft with a fuselage that forms an aircraft interior region, the fuselage comprising an upper primary skin that separates the aircraft interior region from an aircraft upper deck arranged above the fuselage, wherein the aircraft upper deck comprises an engine accommodating region with a firewall arrangement, the engine accommodating region accommodating at least one aircraft engine within the firewall arrangement, wherein the firewall arrangement comprises at least one gasket for tightening pass-through of a torque tube that connects the at least one aircraft engine to a main gear box of the rotary wing aircraft, and wherein the at least one gasket comprises at least two fire proof shells and a ring-shaped flexible fire proof bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Aurelien Vayssiere, Hubert Neukirch, Markus Kammerer, Bernhard Rein
  • Publication number: 20240035314
    Abstract: An aircraft door with an inner door space; a door opening system arranged at least partly in the inner door space. The door opening system comprises: at least one locking device for locking the aircraft door in a locked state, actuation kinematics for actuating the at least one locking device, and at least one transmission rod coupling the actuation kinematics with the at least one locking device; wherein the at least one transmission rod is displaceable in the inner door space by means of the actuation kinematics for actuating the at least one locking device; and an anti-vibration device mounted in the inner door space to the at least one transmission rod for absorbing vibrations of the at least one transmission rod, wherein the anti-vibration device is displaceable in the inner door space together with the at least one transmission rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicants: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Aurelien VAYSSIERE, Pierre ARNOULD, Pierre FRUITET, Alexandre FACOMPRE