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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wilfred Robinson, Glendale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403338 ; 403322 ; 403334 ; 403 24 ; 244161 ;
Abstract
A ring joint for a space vehicle subject to vibration forces during launch having anti-rotation key means to avoid relative angular displacement of parts on each side of the ring joint gap. The ring joint includes top and bottom flanges, each flange having an axial bearing surface and a radially outer tapered surface, and includes a ring having arcuate segments, each segment having a V-shaped groove with radially inner tapered surfaces for closing a gap between the axial bearing surfaces, and includes a radial key in at least one segment disposed in the V-shaped groove thereof, for keying the ring to each flange.