Rotor Hub Elastomeric Bearings
AssigneeBell Helicopter Textron Inc.
InventorsEmily Schofield, Chad Jarrett, Dan Sottiaux, Frank B. Stamps
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a drivelink comprising a housing including a socket, wherein the socket comprises a cross-sectional area, and a bearing cartridge disposed within the socket, wherein a cross-sectional area of the cartridge is less than the cross-sectional area of the socket. An apparatus comprising a drivelink comprising a housing having a socket, and a bearing cartridge positioned within the socket and comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is configured to undergo compression when a load is applied to the drivelink, and wherein the second portion is configured to not be in tension when the load is applied to the drivelink.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a drivelink comprising:
- a housing including a socket with a circular cross-sectional area, and
- a bearing cartridge disposed within the socket, wherein a cross-sectional area of the cartridge is coplanar with the circular cross-sectional area of the socket, and wherein the cross-sectional area of the cartridge is less than the circular cross-sectional area of the socket.
An apparatus comprising:
- a drivelink comprising:
- a housing having a socket, and
- a bearing cartridge positioned within the socket and comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is configured to undergo compression when a load is applied to the drivelink, and wherein the second portion is configured to not be in tension when the load is applied to the drivelink.
A method comprising:
- providing a drivelink comprising:
- a housing having a socket, and
- a bearing cartridge positioned within the socket and comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is configured to undergo compression when a load is applied to the drivelink, and wherein the second portion is configured to not be in tension when the load is applied to the drivelink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.