Patent ID: 9388791
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: F03D,F05B,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A load compensating device for an airfoil rotor blade, comprising: a housing configured to contain an air deflector when in a retracted position, the housing arranged on an interior of the airfoil rotor blade; the airfoil rotor blade defining an aperture and having a recess surrounding the aperture formed in a surface of the airfoil rotor blade, wherein the air deflector extends through the aperture in a deployed position and the housing is mounted in the aperture; a mounting plate received in the recess surrounding the aperture, wherein the mounting plate includes a tab extending downward from a first end of the mounting plate and the tab is configured to distribute force from the load compensating device to the surface of the airfoil rotor blade, wherein the housing is configured to float between the mounting plate and recess.