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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Michael Bortoli, Roscoe, IL (US);
Stuart T. Gerger, Madison, WI (US);
Timothy Scott Konicek, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 41/00 (2006.01); F03D 9/32 (2016.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.01); F03D 80/70 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 41/007 (2013.01); F03D 9/32 (2016.05); F03D 9/25 (2016.05); F03D 80/70 (2016.05); F05B 2220/50 (2013.01); F05D 2220/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ram air turbine release system including a turbine defining a rotational axis including at least one notch therein for receiving a plunger to prevent rotation of the turbine mechanically by moving between a first position and a second position, and a first bearing system contacting at least a portion of an outer surface of the plunger configured to reduce friction produced when the plunder moves between the first positon and the second position.