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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Jay M. Francisco, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Jang Y. JO, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Matthew Gorajski, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jay M. Francisco, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Jang Y. Jo, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Matthew Gorajski, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shaft includes a shoulder that transitions the shaft from a first diameter to a second diameter. The shaft includes a groove that is disposed immediately adjacent to and/or is formed in an inner radial portion of the shoulder. The groove acts to produce uniform deflection of the shoulder in an axial direction with respect to a centerline axis of the shaft.