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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2012
Applicants:
David G. Bannon, Rockford, IL (US);
David L. Jacques, Caledonia, IL (US);
Inventors:
David G. Bannon, Rockford, IL (US);
David L. Jacques, Caledonia, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 7/02 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 7/02 (2013.01); B64D 41/007 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49229 (2015.01);
Abstract
A flyweight for use in a ram air turbine has a body with a circumferentially enlarged portion extending between flat sides spaced by an angle of between 45 degrees and 150 degrees. A pivot point is defined by a bore at a circumferentially intermediate point in the body, and in a relatively thin inner portion. The relatively thin inner portion extends beyond the pivot point to an end that will be radially inward when the flyweight is mounted in a ram air turbine. A governor, a ram air turbine and a method are also described.