Rotary wing aircraft rod end and method of making a helicopter vehicle rod end with a precocked orientation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8336185
APP PUB NO 20120134741A1
SERIAL NO

12974285

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The invention provides a rotary wing aircraft helicopter vehicle rod end and method of making a rod end. The rotary wing aircraft rod end includes a nonelastomeric inner member having an outer bonding surface segment and an axial bore with a center bore axis, a nonelastomeric outer member having an inner bonding surface segment and an axial bore center bore axis, and molded in place alternating elastomeric shims and nonelastomeric shims connecting the nonelastomeric inner member to the nonelastomeric outer member. The rod end includes a first inner elastomeric shim bonded to the nonelastomeric inner member outer bonding surface segment and to a first inner nonelastomeric shim and a second outer elastomeric shim bonded to the nonelastomeric outer member inner bonding surface segment and to a second outer nonelastomeric shim. The nonelastomeric inner member has a molded misalignment rotary wing aircraft rod end orientation with the outer nonelastomeric outer member.

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LORD CORPORATION111 LORD DRIVE CARY NC 27511

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
James, Frank O Girard, US 7 422
Rajecki, Christopher F McKean, US 3 51

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