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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2010
Applicant:
Frank O. James, Girard, PA (US);
Inventor:
Frank O. James, Girard, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lord Corporation, Cary, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An elastomeric high capacity laminated (HCL) bearing for rotary wing aircraft and method of making is provided. The elastomeric HCL bearing is mold bonded using structural adhesives with a given elastomeric subassembly tensile strength between a first metal first laminate end structural bond shim and a second metal distal laminate end structural bond shim. The structural adhesive has a limited elongation and a first end tensile strength ≧elastomeric subassembly tensile strength.