Patent ID: 11912403
Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 13:
14. A rotorcraft rotor system, the rotor system comprising:
a hub coupled to a driveshaft;
a blade coupled to the hub;
a swashplate positioned about the driveshaft;
an adjustable length pitch link having central link, a top rod end attached to the blade and a bottom rod end attached to the swashplate with a radial angle between the top rod end and the bottom rod end; and
a centering tool comprising:
a first connector coupled to one of the bottom rod end and the top rod end;
a second connector coupled to the other of the bottom rod end and the top rod end, the centering tool holding the top rod end and the bottom rod end at the radial angle;
a rod having a longitudinal axis, a front face, a rear face, a first rod end and a second rod end;
the first rod end having a first aperture with a first rotational axis;
the second rod end having a second aperture with a second rotational axis parallel to the first rotational axis;
the first connector coupled to the first rod end and having a first slot holding the bottom rod end; and
the second connector coupled to the second rod end, the second connector having a second slot holding the top rod end.