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

Claim 8:
9. 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 having a fixed-length rod, a first connector coupled to one of the bottom rod end and the top rod end and 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.