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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2024
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Clay R. Johnstun, Chandler, AZ (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Systems provide load redistribution and reduced stress at otherwise highly loaded threads. A system for a threaded connection includes a shaft that rotates about an axis. The shaft is a hollow cylinder with an inner surface and a wall defined around the inner surface. A fastener is in threaded engagement with the shaft. The fastener applies a compressive load holding the shaft under a tensile load. The threaded connection extends from a loaded end adjacent a place of application of the compressive load, to an unloaded end opposite the loaded end. The inner surface has a contour, and the wall has one thickness at the loaded end and another greater thickness at the unloaded end, so the wall has more compliance at the loaded end as compared to at the unloaded end to reduce a stress resulting from the load and redistributing stress throughout the threaded connection.