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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
Safran Electrical & Power, Blagnac, FR;
Thomas E. Katcher, Euclid, OH (US);
SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER, Blagnac, FR;
Abstract
A disconnect mechanism includes a shaft that rotationally couples a prime mover and a driven element together. The disconnect mechanism also includes a first bearing that rotationally supports the shaft and a first seize ring rigidly attached to the shaft. The first seize ring coaxially surrounds at least a portion of the shaft. The disconnect mechanism also includes a housing that retains the first bearing. The housing includes a first contact member that is fixed with relation to the shaft. The first contact member is concentrically spaced from the first seize ring during the normal operation of the shaft and selectively contacts the first seize ring when the centerline control of the shaft is not maintained. The disconnect mechanism also includes a torque activated disconnect element that rotationally decouples the prime mover and the driven element from one another when the first seize ring contacts the first contact member.