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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles R. Wojciechowski, West Chester, OH (US);
Gary M. Holloway, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/508 ;
Abstract
A gas turbine engine drive shaft includes a tubular main shaft and an annular end fitting disposed coaxially therewith. The shaft and fitting have corresponding ends abutting at a joint. An annular collar surrounds the shaft and fitting over the joint and is bonded thereto for carrying torsional, tensile, and bending loads across the joint. In this way, a composite main shaft may be joined to a monolithic end fitting.