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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2022
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Bradley Alan Bauer, Evendale, OH (US);
Paul T. Sudkamp, Evendale, OH (US);
Michael J. Halligan, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 15/00 (2006.01); F04C 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 15/0088 (2013.01); F04C 2/16 (2013.01); F04C 2240/20 (2013.01); F04C 2240/50 (2013.01); F04C 2240/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Tapered shafts for fluid pumps are disclosed. An example apparatus to pump fluid includes a gear, and a shaft including a taper to define a first portion of the shaft having a first thickness and a second portion of the shaft having a second thickness less than the first thickness, the second portion of the shaft between the gear and the first portion of the shaft.