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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2023
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Parag H. Mathuria, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Joshua Robert Seyler, Stuart, FL (US);
John A. Bellavia, Port St. Lucie, FL (US);
Lajos H Horvath, Jupiter, FL (US);
Kevin Pripusich, Palm City, FL (US);
RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of securing two components under this disclosure could be said to include receiving an input including a commanded pressure for achieving a pre-stretch on a shaft housed within a fixture. The shaft is coupled to a first component and extending through a second component. In response to receiving the input, causing hydraulic fluid to be provided to the fixture at a pressure based on the commanded pressure, to initiate the pre-stretch on the shaft. A measured stretch of the shaft is received from a sensor. Determining if the measured stretch is within a range of acceptable stretch; and based on a determination that the measured stretch is within the range of acceptable stretch, causing an indication of acceptability. The indication of acceptability being an instruction to tighten a nut to secure the shaft to the second component. A system and a controller are also disclosed.