US 12,297,872 B1
Pressure retaining cap with manual interface for rotation
Matthew Daniel Koehler, Rockford, IL (US); and Nicholas Craig, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/526,719.
Int. Cl. F16D 25/08 (2006.01); F16D 23/12 (2006.01); F16D 48/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16D 23/12 (2013.01) [F16D 48/02 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01); F16D 2300/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a pneumatic disconnect shaft assembly comprising:
a housing defining a pneumatic chamber; and
a decoupling shaft received within the pneumatic chamber; and
a cap attached to a first end of the decoupling shaft, wherein the cap attaches to the housing to seal the pneumatic chamber and rotatably couple the cap and the decoupling shaft to the housing in a pneumatic mode and detaches from the housing to allow access to the pneumatic chamber and rotatably uncouple the cap to the housing in a manual mode for manual rotation of the decoupling shaft using the cap.