Laminated elastomeric end bearings for articulating links
US4232563A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/458
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
End bearing assemblies are provided for articulating links, especially for articulating control links associated with helicopter rotor mechanisms. The end bearing assemblies comprise at least two elastomeric bearing sections connected by a load-transmitting member and arranged to react to loadings and accommodate motions along and about at least one of three mutually orthogonal axes.
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