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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Mark R. Gurvich, Middletown, CT (US);
Brayton Reed, Rome, NY (US);
Joyel M. Schaefer, Earlville, NY (US);
Michael King, Sauquoit, NY (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/12 (2006.01); F16D 3/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/026 (2013.01); B29C 70/085 (2013.01); F16C 3/02 (2013.01); B29L 2031/75 (2013.01); B64C 27/12 (2013.01); F16C 2326/06 (2013.01); F16C 2326/43 (2013.01); F16D 3/74 (2013.01); Y10S 138/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive shaft extends between axial ends and has at least one portion through which an outer diameter of the drive shaft changes through an infinite number of diameters, with the at least one portion extending across at least 15% of an axial distance between the axial ends of the drive shaft. A drive shaft with a generally spiral undulation at its outer periphery is also disclosed.