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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Francis P. Marocchini, Somers, CT (US);
Aaron F. Rickis, Feeding Hills, MA (US);
Elise N. Zimmerman, West Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/18 (2006.01); H01H 5/30 (2006.01); F16K 31/06 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/0655 (2013.01); F16K 27/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexure includes a flexure body with an inner ring defining a main axis and an outer ring extending about the inner ring that is outboard of the inner ring with respect to the main axis. One or more flexure members having respective lengths that are greater than a radial offset distance defined between the inner ring and the outer ring connects the inner ring to the outer ring. A valve includes a valve member connected to a valve body by the flexure.