IP Library Granted Patent US 11,407,503
Granted Patent B2
US 11,407,503 · App. 16/549,870 · Granted Aug 9, 2022

Belt drive arrangement for a drive train of a helicopter

Inventors: Jörg Litzba, I (Fuldatal, DE); Martin Kühne (Breuna, DE)
Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
B64C27/12B64D35/00F16D3/12F16H7/02F16H55/36
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Patent No.
US 11,407,503
App. No.
16/549,870
Granted
Aug 9, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a belt drive assembly for a drive train of a helicopter, comprising a drive shaft that can be functionally connected to a crankshaft of a drive machine of the helicopter, wherein the drive shaft is functionally connected to a belt disk via a torsional vibration damper, wherein the belt disk can rotate via a bearing mechanism on a bearing shaft connected to the drive shaft for conjoint rotation therewith, wherein the belt disk can receive a belt that is functionally connected to a rotor system of the helicopter.

Claims (16)

1. A belt drive assembly for a drive train of a helicopter, comprising:

a drive shaft that can be functionally connected to a crankshaft of a drive machine of the helicopter, wherein the drive shaft is functionally connected to a belt disk via a torsional vibration damper, wherein the belt disk can rotate via a bearing mechanism on a bearing shaft connected to the drive shaft for conjoint rotation therewith, wherein the belt disk can receive a belt that is functionally connected to a rotor system of the helicopter, and

further comprising an ancillary drive shaft that-is connected to the belt disk for conjoint rotation, wherein the ancillary drive shaft can be functionally connected to an ancillary unit of the helicopter.

2. The belt drive assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the torsional vibration damper comprises a spring mechanism, wherein the spring mechanism couples at least one input element to at least one output element such that vibrations are dampened.

3. The belt drive assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one input element is located axially between the drive shaft and the bearing shaft, and connected to the drive shaft and the bearing shaft for conjoint rotation.

4. The belt drive assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one input element is an annular disk, and has numerous holes for axially inserting connecting means between the drive shaft and the bearing shaft.

5. The belt drive assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one output element is located on the front surface of the belt disk and is connected to the belt disk for conjoint rotation.

6. The belt drive assembly according to claim 2 , further comprising a first and second output element form a housing of the torsional vibration damper, wherein the first output element forms a housing well, and the second output element forms a housing cover.

7. The belt drive assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing mechanism comprises a first and second tapered roller bearing.

8. The belt drive assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the two tapered roller bearings form an O-assembly.

9. A use of a belt drive assembly according to claim 1 in a drive train of a helicopter.

10. A helicopter that has a belt drive assembly according to claim 1 .

11. A belt drive assembly for a drive train of a helicopter, comprising:

a drive shaft that can be functionally connected to a crankshaft of a drive machine of the helicopter, wherein the drive shaft is functionally connected to a belt disk via a torsional vibration damper, wherein the belt disk can rotate via a bearing mechanism on a bearing shaft connected to the drive shaft for conjoint rotation therewith, wherein the belt disk can receive a belt that is functionally connected to a rotor system of the helicopter,

wherein the torsional vibration damper comprises a spring mechanism, wherein the spring mechanism couples at least one input element to at least one output element such that vibrations are dampened, and

wherein the at least one input element is an annular disk, and has numerous holes for axially inserting connecting means between the drive shaft and the bearing shaft.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2023
From: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
To: ZF LUFTFAHRTTECHNIK GMBH
Reel/Frame 063138/0498 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 29, 2023
From: ZF LUFTFAHRTTECHNIK GMBH
To: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS TECHNIK GMBH
Reel/Frame 063186/0644 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2019
From: LITZBA, JORG; KUHNE, MARTIN
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
Reel/Frame 050260/0139 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 214 789.2 · Aug 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200070964A1 · Mar 5, 2020