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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc., Oxford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Meeks, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Jarrod McGuire, Murrieta, CA (US);
Elizabeth Westbrook, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc., Oxford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/06 (2006.01); F16C 33/20 (2006.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01); F16C 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F16C 33/201 (2013.01); B29L 2031/085 (2013.01); F05B 2230/60 (2013.01); F05B 2240/302 (2013.01); F05B 2280/6003 (2013.01); F16C 23/045 (2013.01); F16C 2208/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A joint bushing that accommodates the dithering and sliding in multi segment wind turbines. The joint bushing includes a self-lubricating liner that is a composite system incorporating woven Polytetrafluoroethylene fibers intermixed with structural reinforcement fibers in a composite matrix. The composite system provides sufficient life without requiring relubrication.