Rotation flexure with temperature controlled modal frequency
Abstract
A flexure bearing includes an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of substantially planar radially extending blades coupled between the inner and outer race. The blades have a thickness that is thinner than a thickness of the inner and outer races. The inner race, outer race, and blades have substantially the same height. At least one heating element is coupled to the inner race and/or the outer race. The heating element is configured to apply heat to the race that it is coupled to in order to tune the flexure bearing.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1568330
- Patent Number(s):
- 10,288,121
- Application Number:
- 15/667,524
- Assignee:
- National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 08/02/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Salas, Theodore E., Barney, Patrick S., Ison, Aaron M., Akau, Ronald L., and Weir, Nathan. Rotation flexure with temperature controlled modal frequency. United States: N. p., 2019.
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Salas, Theodore E., Barney, Patrick S., Ison, Aaron M., Akau, Ronald L., & Weir, Nathan. Rotation flexure with temperature controlled modal frequency. United States.
Salas, Theodore E., Barney, Patrick S., Ison, Aaron M., Akau, Ronald L., and Weir, Nathan. Tue .
"Rotation flexure with temperature controlled modal frequency". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568330.
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title = {Rotation flexure with temperature controlled modal frequency},
author = {Salas, Theodore E. and Barney, Patrick S. and Ison, Aaron M. and Akau, Ronald L. and Weir, Nathan},
abstractNote = {A flexure bearing includes an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of substantially planar radially extending blades coupled between the inner and outer race. The blades have a thickness that is thinner than a thickness of the inner and outer races. The inner race, outer race, and blades have substantially the same height. At least one heating element is coupled to the inner race and/or the outer race. The heating element is configured to apply heat to the race that it is coupled to in order to tune the flexure bearing.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {5}
}
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