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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Peter Q. Romano, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Frank B. Stamps, Colleyville, TX (US);
Stephen R. Johnston, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Peter H. Kintzinger, Grapevine, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01); B64C 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0695 (2013.01); B64C 27/001 (2013.01); F16C 11/0628 (2013.01); F16C 11/0652 (2013.01); B64C 2027/002 (2013.01); F16C 11/0614 (2013.01); F16C 2326/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing assembly can include a top retainer; a middle retainer having a first concave spherical surface; a bottom retainer having a second concave spherical surface; a spherical ball member; and an elastomeric member coupled to the first concave spherical surface, the second concave spherical surface, and an outer surface of the spherical ball member.