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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Yiwei Jiang, Rockford, IL (US);
Michael R. Blewett, Stillman Valley, IL (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/32 (2006.01); F16F 15/02 (2006.01); F16H 57/025 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/32 (2013.01); F16F 15/02 (2013.01); F16H 57/025 (2013.01); F05D 2260/30 (2013.01); F05D 2260/96 (2013.01);
Abstract
A link assembly between an engine and a gearbox includes a male link coupled to the engine or the gearbox, a female link coupled to the engine or the gearbox, wherein the female link receives the male link to allow translation of the male link relative to the female link and to form a radial interface, wherein the radial interface dampens translation of the male link relative to the female link, and a pin releasably coupled to the male link and the female link to selectively retain the male link and the female link.