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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Ian C. D. Care, Derby, GB;
Seamus Garvey, Nottingham, GB;
Shakir Jiffri, Kandy, LK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 27/00 (2006.01); F16C 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a bearing assembly () for a rotatable shaft (). The bearing assembly comprises a bearing housing (); a bearing () located within the bearing housing () and arranged in use to receive a rotatable shaft (); and a damper () that couples the bearing () to the bearing housing () for damping vibrations of the rotatable shaft (). The damper () comprises a shape memory alloy (). This arrangement allows the bearing assembly to damp vibrations of the rotatable shaft.