Patents Assigned to Societe Anonyme dite: Eurocopter France
  • Patent number: 6655016
    Abstract: A process for the production of a multi-branched bundle of electrical conductors having an electromagnetic shielding system includes partially surrounding a bundle of electrical conductors with a network of metal sheath elements. The metal sheath elements are interconnected to provide electrical continuity in the network and thereby form an electromagnetic shielding system for the bundle. A network of protective braid elements is braided either (i) between the bundle and the network of metal sheath elements, (ii) external to the network of metal sheath elements, or (iii) both (i) and (ii). The protective braid elements are filaments of a wear-resistant material that protect against frictional wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme dite: Eurocopter France
    Inventor: Thierry Jean-Pierre Renaud
  • Patent number: 6128554
    Abstract: A device for actuating a controlled member of an aircraft includes an intentional control member for actuation by the pilot, a computer for piloting on the basis of the action of the pilot on the intentional control member, a controlled member actuator for actuating the controlled member under control of the computer and a slaving device for slaving the position of the intentional control member to the position of the controlled member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme Dite: Eurocopter France
    Inventor: Sylvain Pascal Frederic Damotte
  • Patent number: 6066800
    Abstract: A metal electromagnetic shielding sheath is provided on a multibranched bundle of electrical conductors. The sheath includes sheath elements braided directly on the branches of the bundle, and at least one of the ends of the sheath elements is held captive between two superposed rings gripping the corresponding branch of the bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme Dite: Eurocopter France
    Inventor: Thierry Jean-Pierre Renaud
  • Patent number: 5718041
    Abstract: A metal electromagnetic shielding sheath is provided on a multibranched bundle of electrical conductors. The sheath includes sheath elements braided directly on the branches of said bundle, and at least one of the ends of said sheath elements is held captive between two superposed rings gripping the corresponding branch of the bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme Dite: Eurocopter France
    Inventor: Thierry Jean-Pierre Renaud
  • Patent number: 5635013
    Abstract: The process produces a sandwich composite panel including at least one cellular core having on its faces skins of fiber/resin composite material which are fastened to the cellular core. At least one strip of composite material is formed, the profile of which corresponds to that of the peripheral flank of the panel preform. The strip is applied against the flank of the panel preform. The preform, provided with at least one such strip on its border, is subjected to a temperature, rise, without positive pressure being applied, until the resin of the strip has cured and then, after the curing of the strip and before the curing of the resin of the skins, is subjected to the continuation of the temperature rise, with positive pressure being applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme dite: Eurocopter France
    Inventor: Claude Boi
  • Patent number: 5461796
    Abstract: A gunsight device for a rotating-wing aircraft having a hollow rotor hub (1), on which there are radially mounted blades constituting said rotating wing, and which is connected to the main transmission box (2) by a drive shaft coaxial with the rotor of the aircraft. The device includes a nonrotating gunsight head (3) mounted, by means of a support (4), at the free upper end (5a) of a nonrotating mast (5) arranged coaxially inside the hub (1) and the drive shaft of the rotor, the other end (5b) of which mast is fixed into the main transmission box (2), a rolling contact bearing (6) coaxial with the rotor axis being provided between the hub (1) and the mast (5). A suspension (7), intended to filter out the excitations in roll and in pitch to which said gunsight head (3) is subjected, is provided between the base (4a) of the support (4) of the gunsight head (3) and the upper end (5 a) of the mast (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme dite: Eurocopter France
    Inventors: Jean P. Jalaguier, Tomasz Krysinski
  • Patent number: 5419721
    Abstract: Electrical connector including a module carrier (PM) and a wiring chamber which are adjacent. The connector includes several connection modules (MC) arranged in rows and in columns to give the module carrier (PM) an at least approximately square section. The wiring chamber consists of two shells (C1, C2) which can be joined together, as well as to the module carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme dite: Eurocopter France
    Inventor: Jacky Lignelet
  • Patent number: 5410353
    Abstract: A device for reading identification marks on an electrical cable (1), including at least one group of signs written longitudinally one after the other on the external surface of a longitudinal portion of the sheath (4) of the cable, includes a lighting assembly (30) and a camera (25) which are capable of forming the image of a longitudinal line of the external surface of the longitudinal sheath portion in order to form, longitudinal line by longitudinal line, the complete peripheral image of the external surface of the longitudinal sheath portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme dite : Eurocopter France
    Inventor: Leon G. Cerda
  • Patent number: 5388785
    Abstract: A helicopter comprising: a single main rotor for forwards motion and for support; and an anti-torque system comprising: an auxiliary, anti-torque rotor rotated from the engine means of said main rotor and exerting controllable anti-torque lateral thrust; and at least one steering airfoil that is controllable in steering and that generates anti-torque transverse lift. According to the invention, the helicopter includes automatic swivel control means for automatically controlling the swivel angle of said steering airfoil as a function of the collective pitch angle of said main rotor and of the forward speed of said helicopter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme dite: Eurocopter France
    Inventors: Philippe A. Rollet, Paul G. Eglin
  • Patent number: 5332362
    Abstract: The variation in the length of the chord L and the variation of the offset Y'f of the aerodynamic center are such that the leading edge (5) and the trailing edge (6) of the blade (1), along its longitudinal extent, exhibit no break, the overall aerodynamic center of said blade Being substantially situated on the pitch variation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme dite: Eurocopter France
    Inventors: Francois V. Toulmay, Daniele A. Falchero