SPACECRAFT COMPONENT BEARING
Assignee
HONEYWELL INC. A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE
Filed
Oct 28, 1991
Granted
Feb 21, 1995
Location
GLENDALE AZ US
Abstract
A spacecraft component bearing unit for resisting axial lead due to launch vibration. This component includes a stator having drive coils, an inertia wheel having a ring magnet, a shaft having a fixed upper bearing cartridge and a floating lower bearing cartridge mounted on the stator and supporting the inertia wheel, three snubber units spaced peripherally at equal angles around an axis of the shaft, and each snubber unit having a piston with a face engaging the shaft and having a bellows connected to the piston for withdrawing the piston from contact with the shaft upon exposure to vacuum pressure at launch completion.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Apr 9, 1992
Rescinded
May 19, 1994
Duration
2 years, 1 month
Inventor
- 1EDWARD F. SILVENT
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5390554
- Application
- 07783794
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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