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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Orbital Atk, Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Inventors:
Brian R. Christensen, Willard, UT (US);
Marcus A. Darais, Brigham City, UT (US);
Assignee:
ORBITAL ATK, INC., Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/315 (2006.01); F16F 15/305 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/305 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2132 (2015.01);
Abstract
A dome connector for a flywheel rim to shaft attachment is provided. The dome connector includes a helically wound composite band that extends from a first port to a second port. The helically wound composite band has a helical angle in relation to a line perpendicular to a center of axis of the dome connector. The helical angle is selected to at least in part achieve a desired stiffness in the dome connector.