Tailoring tilt in an elastomeric high torque, constant velocity joint
US4676669A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C27/41
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The tiltwise stiffness of an axially-lobed, nearly-spherical elastomeric joint is made uniform at all azimuths by contouring the axial height of the elastomer or by reducing the thickness or durometer of the elastomer at azimuths where the joint otherwise would be tiltwise stiffer, such as at the lobes. The improvement is useful in the application of the joint to a gimbal-like rotor system.
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