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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald L Ferris, Newtown, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D / ; F16C / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
464 90 ; 2671411 ; 308 / ; 403228 ; 4161 / ; 464904 ;
Abstract
The axial load-carrying ability of an axially-lobed, nearly-spherical elastomeric joint is enhanced by offsetting the elastomer layers so that there is more elastomer to react the load in compression. The improvement is useful in the application of the joint to a gimbal-like rotor system.