Compliant lower bearing with tapered outer diameter
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorDennis W. Martin
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Abstract
A strut assembly includes a piston and a bearing housing around the piston. The bearing housing may also comprise a groove and a tapered surface opposite the groove. A bearing may be in the groove and proximate the piston. An outer cylinder may be around the bearing housing. The angle of the tapered surface may be based on a deflection angle between the outer cylinder and the piston. A wear plate may be around the tapered surface. An elastic material may be disposed between the tapered surface and the wear plate. The bearing housing may comprise a titanium alloy. The bearing housing may be configured to flex towards the wear plate.
Claims11
A strut assembly, comprising:
- a piston;
- a bearing housing around the piston and comprising a groove and a tapered surface opposite the groove;
- a bearing in the groove and proximate the piston;
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- an outer cylinder around and in contact with the bearing housing, the tapered surface creating a gap between the bearing housing and the outer cylinder.
A strut assembly, comprising:
- a piston;
- a bearing housing around the piston and comprising a groove and a tapered surface opposite the groove;
- a bearing in the groove and proximate the piston;
- a wear plate around and in contact with the bearing housing, the tapered surface creating a gap between the bearing housing and the wear plate;
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- an outer cylinder around the wear plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.