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Title:
HELICOPTER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004345525
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a helicopter having a vibration damper that reduces airframe vibration during flight by suppressing resonance of a rotor and can improve ride comfort.

The helicopter 1 has a rotor having a blade 11 and a hub 13. The helicopter 1 comprises the vibration damper 15 having a first CFRP layer 16a disposed on the surface of a blade 11 and/or a hub 13, a second CFRP layer 16b disposed away from the first CFRP layer 16a by a predetermined interval, and an electroviscous fluid 17 filled into a space formed between the first CFRP layer 16a and the second CFRP layer 16b. A predetermined voltage is applied to the electroviscous fluid 17 via the first CFRP layer 16a and the second CFRP layer 16b. The vibration damper 15 further has a piezoelectric element 19 expanded and contracted with the applied voltage on the surface of the second CFRP layer 16b.


Inventors:
HAGI TOSHIYUKI
Application Number:
JP2003145271A
Publication Date:
December 09, 2004
Filing Date:
May 22, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
R & D INST OF METALS & COMPOSI
International Classes:
B64C27/51; B64C27/473; F16F15/02; F16F15/10; (IPC1-7): B64C27/51; B64C27/473; F16F15/02; F16F15/10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroshi Arafune
Yoshio Arafune