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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2019
U.s. Government As Represented BY the Secretary of the Army, Dover, NJ (US);
Adam Jarvis, Blairstown, NJ (US);
Joseph Troll, West Milford, NJ (US);
Matthew Jones, Stanhope, NJ (US);
Luke Helsel, Rockaway, NJ (US);
U.S. Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A hydraulic cylinder with a load distribution nut connected to an end cap reduces fatigue experience by the end cap portion of the cylinder. The load distribution nut separates the axial load generated in the system from a single to multiple load paths. By introducing additional load paths, the load experienced by the traditional load path is reduced. Additionally, the load experienced by the end cap can be tailored by modifying the design of the load distribution nut and end cap. By either increasing or decreasing the surface area of the load distribution nut the axial load reduction on the end cap is correspondingly decreased or increased.