Mounting arrangement for load compensating device

摘要

MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR LOAD COMPENSATING DEVICE Abstract A mounting arrangement for a load compensating device (130) is provided. The mounting arrangement includes a cover sheet (136) connected to a housing (138) via a plurality of protrusions. The cover sheet may form a portion of a surface of an airfoil rotor blade (132). The housing (138) may include a plurality of clamps (142) extending outward from the housing (138) and configured to contact an inner surface of the airfoil rotor blade (132). By tightening the clamps (142) onto the interior surface, the device (130) is mounted to the blade (132) and the cover sheet (136) may deform to correspond to the airfoil geometry of the airfoil rotor blade (132). The mounting arrangement may further include a mounting plate (150) configured to permit the housing (138) to float within the aperture (160) formed in the airfoil rotor blade (132), and a tab arranged on one end of the mounting plate (150) to distribute centrifugal force to the surface of the airfoil rotor blade (132). (8429115 1):anc 138c 138b 142a vi l 142 1 138a 140 FIG. 7 160 142