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Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017

Filed:

May. 11, 2015
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventor:

Peter Watson, Bayern, DE;

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/76 (2006.01); F16D 3/12 (2006.01); F16F 1/387 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/76 (2013.01); F16D 3/12 (2013.01); F16F 1/3876 (2013.01); F16D 2250/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system includes a rotational coupling including a first rotational joint, a second rotational joint, and a coupling body disposed between the first and second rotational joints. The coupling body includes first and second body portions disposed about a rotational axis, and a layered portion disposed about the rotational axis radially between the first and second body portions. The layered portion includes first and second elastomeric portions disposed about the rotational axis, and a rigid portion disposed about the rotational axis radially between the first and second elastomeric portions. The rigid portion includes a plurality of radial protrusions.


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