Link-type rotary coupling
US4804352A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 1987 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S464/904
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A link-type coupling particularly suited for use in connecting a drive shaft to a rotor hub in an aircraft for permitting the hub to rotate about an axis that may be angularly misaligned with respect to the rotational axis of the drive shaft. The coupling includes a series of links arranged tangentially with respect to the hub and shaft and connected thereto by laminated elastomeric bearings at the ends of the links. The laminated elastomeric bearings accommodate the motion of each link while transferring torque between the shaft and hub.
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