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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Jerry L. Goeke, Vernon Center, NY (US);
Brayton Reed, Rome, NY (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/79 (2006.01); F16D 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/185 (2013.01); F16D 3/79 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible diaphragm coupling that includes a primary torque path and a secondary torque path. The secondary torque path includes a crowned or spherical spline assembly and provides additional capability during transient overtorque of the primary torque path or acts as the primary torque path in the unlikely event of diaphragm failure.