Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gimbaled flexure for spherical flex joints
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Application No.: US17396908Application Date: 2021-08-09
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Publication No.: US11754210B2Publication Date: 2023-09-12
- Inventor: Gordon Tajiri , Michael Thomas Kenworthy , Dattu G V Jonnalagadda , Jason L. Burdette
- Applicant: Unison Industries LLC
- Applicant Address: US FL Jacksonville
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: F16L27/02
- IPC: F16L27/02 ; F16L27/08 ; F02C7/00 ; F04D27/00

Abstract:
A duct assembly may include a first duct, a second duct, and a flexible joint assembly coupling the first duct to the second duct. The flexible joint assembly may include a bellows having a first end and a second end and a plurality of convolutions located therebetween, and a gimbaled joint assembly. The gimbaled joint assembly may include a first support surrounding the first end of the bellows and a first portion of the plurality of convolutions, a second support surrounding the second end of the bellows and a second portion of the plurality of convolutions, and a gimbal ring assembly operably coupled to the first support and the second support. The gimbal ring assembly may include a ring body and a plurality of flexure hinges interconnected with the ring body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210372547A1 GIMBALED FLEXURE FOR SPHERICAL FLEX JOINTS Public/Granted day:2021-12-02
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