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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2014
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Theodore E. Salas, Los Lunas, NM (US);
Patrick S. Barney, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Aaron M. Ison, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Ronald L Akau, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Nathan Weir, Albuquerque, NM (US);
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A flexure bearing includes an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of substantially planar radially extending blades coupled between the inner and outer race. The blades have a thickness that is thinner than a thickness of the inner and outer races. The inner race, outer race, and blades have substantially the same height. At least one heating element is coupled to the inner race and/or the outer race. The heating element is configured to apply heat to the race that it is coupled to in order to tune the flexure bearing.