Universal support suitable for adding task equipment to EC225 helicopter

By designing a universal bracket suitable for the EC225 helicopter, the problem of inconvenient installation of satellite communication and pod systems caused by the lack of installation platforms was solved, realizing an efficient and low-cost installation solution applicable to various helicopter configurations.

CN223751117UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02CHONGQING LVHANGJIA AVIATION TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520316369.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-26
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-26

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Technical Problem

The lack of readily available installation platforms for the EC225 helicopter makes the installation of satellite communication systems and pod systems inconvenient.

Method used

A universal support system for the EC225 helicopter has been designed, including an antenna support assembly, a pod support assembly, and a cabinet assembly. It is made of aerospace aluminum alloy, has a simple structure, is easy to install and maintain, and has a separate installation area to facilitate the installation of satellite communication and pod systems.

Benefits of technology

It improves the compatibility of installation equipment specifications, simplifies the installation process, reduces installation costs, and enables stable installation of satellite communication and pod systems, applicable to various helicopter configurations.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of helicopter equipment installation, in particular to a universal support suitable for adding task equipment to an EC225 type helicopter, which comprises an antenna support assembly, a pod support assembly and a cabinet assembly. The antenna support assembly comprises a lower support, two first hoops, a front support, a rear support, a cross beam, two second hoops, a pull rod piece A, a pull rod piece B, a pull rod piece C, a pull rod piece D, a plurality of third hoops and an antenna mounting plate, the lower support is fixedly connected with a winch support on the EC225 type helicopter through the two first hoops, and the front support and the rear support are both connected with the antenna mounting plate; the two ends of the cross beam are fixedly connected with the front support and the rear support respectively, and the front support and the rear support are both connected with the lower support, so that the technical problem that a satellite communication system and a pod system are inconvenient to install due to the lack of a ready-made installation platform in the prior art is solved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of helicopter equipment installation, especially to a universal support suitable for EC225 type helicopter additional task equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] EC225 type helicopter is a kind of double-remote passenger helicopter, and it has wide application prospect in the field of aviation.Its design allows up to 24 passengers, 2 crew members and 1 attendant, showing its strong passenger transport capacity.In order to meet different task requirements, the helicopter can execute offshore support, VIP aircraft, search and rescue, emergency rescue and public service and other tasks by installing corresponding task equipment.Especially in search and rescue tasks, EC225 type helicopter plays an irreplaceable role.

[0003] However, in the actual application process, due to the lack of ready-made installation platform of EC225 type helicopter, the installation of satellite communication system and pod system is relatively inconvenient. SUMMARY

[0004] The utility model aims at providing a universal support suitable for EC225 type helicopter additional task equipment, to solve the technical problem of inconvenient installation of satellite communication system and pod system caused by lack of ready-made installation platform in the prior art.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts a universal support suitable for EC225 type helicopter additional task equipment, which comprises an antenna support assembly, a pod support assembly and a cabinet assembly.

[0006] The antenna support assembly comprises a lower support, two first clamps, a front support, a rear support, a crossbeam, two second clamps, a pull rod piece A, a pull rod piece B, a pull rod piece C, a pull rod piece D, a plurality of third clamps and an antenna mounting plate, the lower support is fixedly connected with the winch support of EC225 type helicopter through two first clamps, the front support and the rear support are connected with the antenna mounting plate, the two ends of the crossbeam are fixedly connected with the front support and the rear support respectively, and the front support and the rear support are connected with the lower support, one end of the pull rod piece A, the pull rod piece B and the pull rod piece C is connected with the antenna mounting plate, the other end of the pull rod piece A, the pull rod piece B and the pull rod piece C is connected with the winch support of the helicopter through the corresponding third clamp, and the pull rod piece D is connected with the machine body through the lengthened M5 bolt.

[0007] The pod support assembly is used for installing the pod, and the cabinet assembly is used for installing the equipment in the pod.

[0008] The cabin support assembly comprises a cabin hanger, a damping part, a cabin mounting plate and two adapter parts, the cabin hanger is bolted to the belly of the helicopter, the damping part is connected to the cabin hanger, and the cabin mounting plate is connected to the damping part through the two adapter parts.

[0009] The damping part comprises a damping support and a plurality of dampers, the damping support is connected to the cabin hanger, the dampers are arranged on the damping support, and the dampers are connected to the corresponding adapter parts.

[0010] The cabinet assembly comprises a plurality of foot supports, left and right beams, vertical frames and an operation platform, the left and right beams are fixed to the helicopter seat mounting points through corresponding foot supports, the vertical frames are connected to the left and right beams, and the operation platform is connected to the vertical frames, and the operation platform is provided with a notebook computer and an IP phone.

[0011] The operation platform is provided with a plurality of rounded corner structures.

[0012] The universal support suitable for the EC225 type helicopter mounted task equipment is used in the specific use, and the installation of the satellite communication and the cabin system region is separately divided on the helicopter, so that the satellite communication and the cabin system installation are facilitated, the satellite communication is not affected by the unobstructed and the cabin system downward view is not affected by the unobstructed, and the demand is met, the universal support is suitable for various configurations of the EC225 type helicopter, the matching is strong, the specification of the installable equipment is greatly improved, the antenna support assembly, the cabin support assembly and the cabinet assembly are made of commonly used aviation aluminum alloy, the cost is low, the structure is simple, and the installation and maintenance are easy, and the technical problems of the satellite communication system and the cabin system installation inconvenience caused by the lack of ready-made installation platform in the prior art are solved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or the prior art description, and obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative labor.

[0014] Fig. 1 It is the structure schematic view of the antenna support assembly of the utility model and is equipped with VAST antenna.

[0015] Fig. 2 It is the structure schematic view of the cabin support assembly of the utility model and is equipped with cabin main body.

[0016] Fig. 3It is the structural schematic view of the cabinet subassembly of the utility model.

[0017] 1-VAST antenna, 2-lower support, 3-first hoop, 4-front support, 5-rear support, 6-crossbeam, 7-second hoop, 8-pull rod piece A, 9-pull rod piece B, 10-pull rod piece C, 11-pull rod piece D, 12-third hoop, 13-antenna mounting plate, 14-hang pod hanger, 15-hang pod mounting plate, 16-adaptor, 17-damping support, 18-shock absorber, 19-hang pod main body, 20-anchorage support, 21-left beam, 22-right beam, 23-vertical frame, 24-operation platform, 25-inverted fillet structure, 26-laptop, 27-IP phone. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The embodiments of the utility model are described in detail below, the examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, the embodiments described below are exemplary, and are intended to explain the utility model, and can not be understood as the limitation of the utility model.

[0019] Please refer to Figs. 1-3 , wherein Fig. 1 It is the structural schematic view of the antenna support subassembly of the utility model equipped with VAST antenna. Fig. 2 It is the structural schematic view of the hang pod support subassembly of the utility model equipped with hang pod main body. Fig. 3 It is the structural schematic view of the cabinet subassembly of the utility model equipped with laptop and IP phone.

[0020] The utility model provides a kind of general support suitable for EC225 type helicopter adds task equipment, including antenna support subassembly, hang pod support subassembly and cabinet subassembly;

[0021] The antenna support subassembly includes lower support 2, two first hoops 3, front support 4, rear support 5, crossbeam 6, two second hoops 7, pull rod piece A 8, pull rod piece B 9, pull rod piece C 10, pull rod piece D 11, multiple third hoops 12 and antenna mounting plate 13, the lower support 2 is fixedly connected with the winch support on EC225 type helicopter by two first hoops 3, the front support 4 and the rear support 5 are connected with the antenna mounting plate 13, the two ends of the crossbeam 6 are fixedly connected with the front support 4 and the rear support 5, and the front support 4 and the rear support 5 are connected with the lower support 2, one end of the pull rod piece A 8, the pull rod piece B 9 and the pull rod piece C 10 is connected with the antenna mounting plate 13, the other end of the pull rod piece A 8, the pull rod piece B 9 and the pull rod piece C 10 is connected on helicopter winch support by corresponding third hoop 12, the pull rod piece D 11 is connected on machine body by lengthened M5 bolt;

[0022] The nacelle mounting assembly is used for mounting the nacelle, and the cabinet assembly is used for mounting the equipment in the nacelle.

[0023] For this specific embodiment, in specific use, the lower support 2 is fixedly connected with the EC225 type helicopter winch support through two first hoops 3, the front support 4 and the rear support 5 are connected together through the cross beam 6, and then connected with the helicopter winch support through two second hoops 7. The pull rod A 8, the pull rod B 9, the pull rod C 10 are connected with the helicopter winch support through corresponding third hoops 12, and the pull rod D 11 is connected with the helicopter body by replacing the original fixed bolts of the fairing support point with four lengthened M5 bolts. The helicopter provides installation conditions for the antenna mounting assembly and the nacelle mounting assembly, the front support 4, the rear support 5 and the lower support 2 are used to assemble the frame of the antenna mounting assembly, the cross beam 6 supports the frame, and the antenna mounting plate 13 is used to place the VAST antenna 1.

[0024] By separately dividing the installation area of the satellite communication and nacelle system on the helicopter, the satellite communication and nacelle system can be installed at the same time without affecting the requirements of unobstructed satellite communication and open downward view of the nacelle system, which is suitable for various configurations of EC225 type helicopters, has strong matching, greatly improves the specifications of installable equipment, and is low in cost, simple in structure and easy to install and maintain. In this way, the technical problem of inconvenient installation of the satellite communication system and the nacelle system due to the lack of ready-made installation platform in the prior art is solved.

[0025] The nacelle mounting assembly includes a nacelle hanger 14, a damping member, a nacelle mounting plate 15 and two adapter members 16, the nacelle hanger 14 is bolted to the helicopter belly, the damping member is connected with the nacelle hanger 14, and the nacelle mounting plate 15 is connected with the damping member through two adapter members 16.

[0026] The damping member includes a damping support 17 and a plurality of dampers 18, the damping support 17 is connected with the nacelle hanger 14, and the plurality of dampers 18 are arranged on the damping support 17, and the dampers 18 are connected with corresponding adapter members 16.

[0027] In the specific embodiment, the pod hanger 14 is bolted to the helicopter belly by using the mounting float, the shock absorber 18 (4 pieces) is fixedly connected with the adapter 16 (2 pieces) respectively, and is fixedly installed on the shock absorbing support 17, and the pod mounting plate 15 is fixedly installed on the other side of the shock absorbing support 17.

[0028] In the embodiment, the shock absorbing support 17 provides installation conditions for the shock absorber 18, the pod mounting plate 15 and the adapter 16, and the shock absorber 18 is used for shock absorption of the connected pod system.

[0029] Secondly, the cabinet assembly comprises a plurality of foot supports 20, left beams 21, right beams 22, vertical frames 23 and operation platforms 24, the left beams 21 and the right beams 22 are fixed on the helicopter seat mounting points through corresponding foot supports 20 respectively, the vertical frames 23 are connected with the left beams 21 and the right beams 22, the operation platforms 24 are connected with the vertical frames 23, and the operation platforms 24 are provided with notebook computers 26 and IP phones 27.

[0030] The operation platform 24 is provided with a plurality of rounded corner structures 25.

[0031] In the embodiment, the notebook computers 26 and the IP phones 27 are fixed on the operation platform 24; the frame body composed of the vertical frames 23, the left beams 21 and the right beams 22 is fixed on the helicopter seat mounting points through the four foot supports 20.

[0032] The utility model discloses a kind of general support suitable for EC225 type helicopter additional task equipment, in specific use, satellite communication and pod system area are separately divided on helicopter, it is convenient for satellite communication and pod system installation simultaneously, without affecting the needs of satellite communication unobstructed and pod system downward vision open, suitable for EC225 type helicopter various configurations, matching is strong, greatly improve the specification of installable equipment, the antenna support assembly, the pod support assembly and the cabinet assembly are made of commonly used aviation aluminum alloy, with low cost, simple structure, easy to install and maintain, in this way, the technical problems of satellite communication system and pod system installation inconvenience in prior art due to lack of ready-made installation platform are solved.

[0033] The above disclosed is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model, of course, cannot be used to limit the scope of the utility model, and the person skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the processes of the above embodiment are implemented, and equivalent changes are made according to the utility model claim, which still belongs to the range covered by the utility model.

Claims

1.A universal support suitable for EC225 type helicopter to install task equipment, characterized in that, comprising an antenna support assembly, a pod support assembly and a cabinet assembly; the antenna support assembly comprises a lower support, two first clamps, a front support, a rear support, a crossbeam, two second clamps, a pull rod A, a pull rod B, a pull rod C, a pull rod D, a plurality of third clamps and an antenna mounting plate, the lower support is fixedly connected with the winch support of the EC225 type helicopter through the two first clamps, the front support and the rear support are connected with the antenna mounting plate, the crossbeam is fixedly connected with the front support and the rear support at both ends, and the front support and the rear support are connected with the lower support, one end of the pull rod A, the pull rod B and the pull rod C is connected with the antenna mounting plate, the other end of the pull rod A, the pull rod B and the pull rod C is connected with the winch support of the helicopter through the corresponding third clamps, and the pull rod D is connected with the fuselage through the lengthened M5 bolt; the pod support assembly is used for installing the pod, and the cabinet assembly is used for installing the equipment in the pod. 2.The universal support suitable for EC225 type helicopter to install task equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, the pod support assembly comprises a pod hanger, a damping member, a pod mounting plate and two adapters, the pod hanger is bolted with the helicopter belly, the damping member is connected with the pod hanger, and the pod mounting plate is connected with the damping member through the two adapters. 3.The universal support suitable for EC225 type helicopter to install task equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, the damping member comprises a damping support and a plurality of dampers, the damping support is connected with the pod hanger, and the plurality of dampers are arranged on the damping support and connected with the corresponding adapters. 4.The universal support suitable for EC225 type helicopter to install task equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that, the cabinet assembly comprises a plurality of foot supports, a left beam, a right beam, a vertical frame and an operation platform, the left beam and the right beam are fixed on the helicopter seat mounting points through the corresponding foot supports, the vertical frame is connected with the left beam and the right beam, and the operation platform is connected with the vertical frame, and a notebook computer and an IP phone are arranged on the operation platform. 5.The universal support suitable for EC225 type helicopter to install task equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that, the operation platform is provided with a plurality of rounded corner structures.