Variable angle torque tube interface with hard stop
AssigneeArray Tech, Inc.
InventorsShuo Chen, Thierry Marin-Martinod, Nathan Schuknecht, Song Wang
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AssigneeArray Tech, Inc.
InventorsShuo Chen, Thierry Marin-Martinod, Nathan Schuknecht, Song Wang
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A variable angle torque tube interface is provided that includes a bearing configured to be coupled to a torque tube. The bearing may have an external surface that includes a rounded portion and a portion that defines a circumferential channel. The variable angle torque tube interface may also include a bearing housing coupled to the bearing that defines an axial channel and has a rounded internal surface portion. The variable angle torque tube interface may also include a pin positioned at least partially within the circumferential channel and at least partially within the axial channel to allow the at least some rotation by the bearing within the bearing housing about a tracking axis, a pitch axis, and a yaw axis and limit an amount rotation by the bearing within the bearing housing about the tracking axis.
A variable angle torque tube interface comprising:
A variable angle torque tube interface comprising:
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