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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
James Orbon, New Haven, CT (US);
Dean Nguyen, Greenwich, CT (US);
Kevin Laitenberger, Beacon Falls, CT (US);
Steven M. Capelle, Derby, CT (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/605 (2006.01); B64C 27/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/605 (2013.01); B64C 2027/7238 (2013.01); B64C 2027/7255 (2013.01);
Abstract
A swashplate guide for use with a spherical bearing and which connects with an adjacent component includes a hollow cylindrical tube formed from a composite material. An exterior surface of the hollow cylindrical tube provides an engagement surface with the spherical bearing. A flange arranged at an end of the hollow cylindrical tube provides an interface with the adjacent component.