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US 9,140,278 B2Granted
Anti-rotation isolator
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsAlfred Sorvino, Donald N. McDuffee
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Abstract
A connection joint includes a first plate (186, 286), a second plate (182, 282), and connection members (184, 284). The connection members are coupled to the first plate and the second plate and positioned between the first plate and the second plate. The connection members are configured to resist rotation of the first plate with respect to the second plate around a first axis and allow a compression or expansion of the first plate with respect to the second plate on the first axis.
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A connection joint comprising:
- a first plate,
- a second plate, and
- connection members coupled to the first plate and the second plate, the connection members arranged in pairs, each pair of connection members having connection members that are criss-crossed, the connection members configured to:
- resist rotation of the first plate with respect to the second plate around a first axis with one of the connection members in each pair going into tension while another of the connection members in each pair goes into compression, and
- allow a compression or expansion of the first plate with respect to the second plate along the first axis;
- wherein the connection members are curvilinear from the first plate to the second plate.
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A system comprising:
- a first structure,
- a second structure,
- a first plate coupled to the first structure,
- a second plate coupled to the second structure, and
- connection members coupled to the first plate and the second plate, the connection members arranged in pairs, each pair of connection members having connection members that are criss-crossed, the connection members configured to:
- resist rotation of the first plate with respect to the second plate around a first axis with one of the connection members in each pair going into tension while another of the connection members in each pair goes into compression, and
- allow a compression or expansion of the first plate with respect to the second plate along the first axis;
- wherein the connection members are curvilinear from the first plate to the second plate.
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A method comprising:
- resisting rotation of a first plate with respect to a second plate around a first axis using multiple connection members coupled to the first plate and the second plate, the connection members arranged in pairs, each pair of connection members having connection members that are criss-crossed;
- and
- allowing a compression or expansion of the first plate with respect to the second plate along the first axis;
- wherein resisting the rotation of the first plate with respect to the second plate comprises one of the connection members in each pair going into tension while another of the connection members in each pair goes into compression;
- and
- wherein the connection members are curvilinear from the first plate to the second plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.