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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2012
Daniel Vincent Brown, Hamden, CT (US);
Rodger W. Bowman, Derby, CT (US);
Yuriy Gmirya, Woodbridge, CT (US);
Daniel Vincent Brown, Hamden, CT (US);
Rodger W. Bowman, Derby, CT (US);
Yuriy Gmirya, Woodbridge, CT (US);
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Abstract
A torque limiting device includes a first portion connected to a first rotatable component. The first portion has a flange extending radially outward therefrom. A second portion includes a plurality of pre-loaded axial springs and is coupled to a second rotatable component. The second portion is arranged adjacent opposing surfaces of the flange. The second portion is configured to apply a biasing force to the flange to selectively couple the first rotatable component and the second rotatable component.