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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2021
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Mark R. Gurvich, Middletown, CT (US);
Georgios S. Zafiris, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Brayton Reed, New York Mills, NY (US);
Joyel M. Schaefer, Earlville, NY (US);
Michael King, Sauquoit, NY (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A composite shaft includes a shaft body formed from a plurality of polymer impregnated fiber-reinforced material layers having an annular outer surface and an annular inner surface defining a passage. A plurality of internal support members extend along the passage. Each of the plurality of internal support members includes a support body formed from molded plastic having an outer surface that abuts the annular inner surface of the support body, a first end, an opposing second end, and a circular end wall arranged at one of the first end and the opposing second end.