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Granted Patent B2
US 11,214,364 · App. 16/608,403 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Main rotor blade and helicopter

Inventors: Masahiko Sugiura (Tokyo, JP); Yasutada Tanabe (Tokyo, JP); Noboru Kobiki (Tokyo, JP); Takashi Aoyama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
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Patent No.
US 11,214,364
App. No.
16/608,403
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A main rotor blade 1 , which is the main rotor blade 1 for a high-velocity helicopter, includes: a blade root part 10 having a length of 30% or more of a rotor radius R; and a blade main body 20 continuous with the blade root part 10 . Preferably, a cross-sectional shape of the blade root part 10 satisfies (x/a) m +(y/b) m =1 and a>b, where m: arbitrary number, x: chord length direction, and y: blade thickness direction.

Claims (34)

1. A main rotor blade, comprising:

a blade root part having a length of 30% or more of a rotor radius; and

a blade main body continuous with the blade root part,

wherein a chord length of the blade main body has a maximum value at a position in a range of 50% to 90% of the rotor radius, and the maximum value is 1.6 times to 1.8 times as long as a reference chord length of an interface part between the blade root part and the blade main body.

2. The main rotor blade according to claim 1 ,

wherein a cross-sectional shape of the blade root part satisfies (x/a) m +(y/b) m =1 and a>b where

m: arbitrary number,

x: chord length direction, and

y: blade thickness direction.

3. The main rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein

a torsion angle of the blade main body has a minimum value at a position in a range of 80% to 95% of the rotor radius, and is reduced from a blade root side and from a blade tip side to the position.

4. The main rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein

a blade tip of the blade main body has a hedral angle of −30° to 30°.

5. The main rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein a chord length of a blade tip of the blade main body is 30% or less of the reference chord length of the interface part between the blade root part and the blade main body.

6. The main rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein

a blade tip of the blade main body has a swept-back angle of 60° or less.

7. A helicopter, comprising:

a main rotor blade including

a blade root part having a length of 30% or more of a rotor radius, and

a blade main body continuous with the blade root part,

wherein a chord length of the blade main body of the main rotor blade has a maximum value at a position in a range of 50% to 90% of the rotor radius, and the maximum value is 1.6 times to 1.8 times as long as a reference chord length of an interface part between the blade root part and the blade main body.

8. The helicopter according to claim 7 ,

wherein a cross-sectional shape of the blade root part of the main rotor blade satisfies (x/a) m +(y/b) m =1 and a>b

where

m: arbitrary number,

x: chord length direction, and

y: blade thickness direction.

9. The helicopter according to claim 7 , wherein

a torsion angle of the blade main body of the main rotor blade has a minimum value at a position in a range of 80% to 95% of the rotor radius, and is reduced from a blade root side and from a blade tip side to the position.

10. The helicopter according to claim 7 , wherein

a blade tip of the blade main body of the main rotor blade has a hedral angle of −30° to 30°.

11. The helicopter according to claim 7 , wherein a chord length of a blade tip of the blade main body of the main rotor blade is 30% or less of the reference chord length of the interface part between the blade root part and the blade main body.

12. The helicopter according to claim 7 , wherein

a blade tip of the blade main body of the main rotor blade has a swept-back angle of 60° or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2019
From: SUGIURA, MASAHIKO; TANABE, YASUTADA; KOBIKI, NOBORU; AOYAMA, TAKASHI
To: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
Reel/Frame 051046/0763 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-086872 · Apr 26, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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