TAPE WRAPPED, FABRIC REINFORCED, FLEX BEARING
Assignee
MORTON THIOKOL, INC., 110 NORTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60606, A CORP OF DELAWARE
Filed
Dec 11, 1985
Granted
Mar 21, 1995
Location
GILROY CA US
Abstract
A flexible bearing for a rocket motor is constructed by forming a relatively very thin coating (about 0.01 inches thick) of an elastomer such as natural rubber on one surface at least of an equally thin continuous reinforcement strip of pliable fabric, and wrapping the coated fabric strip about an axis of rotation with a multiplicity of turns to form a laminated component comprising a continuous helical coil having aligned edges defining the transverse width thereof and having spaced top and bottom surfaces, the function of the reinforcement strip being containment of the elastomer, whereby a laminated helical coil, and hence, flexible bearing, with a given amount of elastomer contained therein for shearing, is produced with a substantially reduced dimension between the bearing top and bottom surfaces.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Jun 13, 1986
Rescinded
Jun 10, 1993
Duration
6 years, 12 months
Inventor
- 1BRIAN SIMMONS
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5399309
- Application
- 06807626
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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