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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Chad Lewis Jarrett, Arlington, TX (US);
Frank Bradley Stamps, Colleyville, TX (US);
Daniel P. Sottiaux, Flower Mound, TX (US);
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A bearing assembly comprises a bearing, a shim disposed within the bearing, and a component disposed within the shim. The shim comprises a first material, the component comprises a second material, and the first material has an elastic modulus value that is lower than an elastic modulus value of the second material. An apparatus comprises an elastomeric bearing, a fiberglass shim, and a steel spindle that is connected to the elastomeric bearing through the shim. A method for reducing strain in an adhesive layer that connects a bearing to a component comprises selecting a shim material having an elastic modulus value that is less than an elastic modulus value of the component and providing instructions to connect the component to the shim by placing the adhesive layer between an outer surface of the component and an inner surface of the shim.