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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Kelly Thomas Jones, Snohomish, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/38 (2006.01); B64C 5/10 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/00 (2006.01); F16F 15/129 (2006.01); F16F 15/123 (2006.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 3/48 (2006.01); F16F 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/00 (2013.01); B64C 3/48 (2013.01); B64C 9/02 (2013.01); F16F 15/129 (2013.01); F16F 15/12353 (2013.01); F16F 15/1457 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shock absorber assembly is configured to be operatively connected to a drive shaft of a power drive unit (PDU) of an aircraft. The shock absorber assembly may include a first hub, a second hub, and a bull gear having at least a portion sandwiched between the first and second hubs. The bull gear is configured to rotate independently of the first and second hubs a controlled distance in response to a mechanical malfunction of the PDU.