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US 7,000,308 B2Granted
Method of constructing a rotor for a gyroscopic device
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsStephen E. Fiske, Robert E. Winkel
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Abstract
A method of constructing a rotor for a gyroscopic device is provided comprising fabricating a unitary assembly comprising a rim, a hollow shaft, a hub at each end of the shaft, a web that extends radially inward from the rim to one of the hubs at an angle to a spin axis of the rotor and machining the assembly. A second web may be welded between the rim and the second hub.
Claims6
A method of constructing a rotor for a gyroscopic device, the rotor having a spin axis, the method comprising:
- forming a unitary assembly from a single piece of material, the assembly comprising:
- a hollow shaft having a first end, a second end, and a space formed therein,
- a first hub formed on the shaft first end enclosing at least a portion of the space within the shaft, and
- a web that extends radially outward from the hub to a rim at an angle relative to the spin axis of the rotor;
- and
- coupling a second hub to the shaft second end to enclose a remaining portion of the space within the shaft.
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A method of constructing a rotor for a gyroscopic device, the rotor having a spin axis, the method comprising:
- forming a unitary assembly from a single piece of material, the assembly comprising:
- a hollow shaft having two ends and a space formed therebetween,
- a first hub formed on one end of the shaft enclosing at least a portion of the space within the shaft, and
- a web that extends radially outward from the first hub to a rim at an angle relative to the spin axis of the rotor;
- and
- welding an additional assembly to the unitary assembly, the additional assembly comprising a second hub having a second web extending therefrom the additional assembly coupled between the rim and the other end of the shaft to thereby enclose a remaining portion of the space within the shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.