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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Inventors:
Darryl A. Colson, West Suffield, CT (US);
Craig M. Beers, Wethersfield, CT (US);
John H. Paliulis, South Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/16 (2006.01); F16C 37/00 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 37/00 (2013.01); F16C 17/04 (2013.01); F16C 33/1065 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49645 (2015.01);
Abstract
A thrust plate includes an annular-shaped body having a scalloped outer edge that forms a first circumference defined by a first diameter. The thrust plate further includes a plurality of cooling slots formed in a first surface of the body. The cooling slots are formed between each pair of adjacent scallops. A center of each cooling slot extends towards the center of the thrust plate at a common predetermined angle with respect to one another.