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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Robert Cunningham, Stamford, CT (US);
Francis Edward Byrnes, White Plaines, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert Cunningham, Stamford, CT (US);
Francis Edward Byrnes, White Plaines, NY (US);
Assignee:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 27/06 (2006.01); B64C 27/35 (2006.01); F16F 1/393 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/35 (2013.01); F16F 1/393 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elastomeric spherical bearing includes a multiple of shims, at least two of which have different thicknesses. In one exemplary embodiment, each of the shims has a different thickness with a generally equivalent stress on each shim.