US 12,463,477 B2
Lightweight rotor design with composite structure
Jeffrey P. King, Coventry, CT (US); Zaffir A. Chaudhry, South Glastonbury, CT (US); Andrzej E. Kuczek, Bristol, CT (US); Wenping Zhao, Glastonbury, CT (US); Huan Zhang, Glastonbury, CT (US); and Jagadeesh K. Tangudu, South Windsor, CT (US)
Assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/330,412.
Prior Publication US 2024/0413680 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. H02K 1/274 (2022.01); H02K 1/02 (2006.01); H02K 15/03 (2025.01)
CPC H02K 1/274 (2013.01) [H02K 1/02 (2013.01); H02K 15/03 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rotor, comprising:
a central hub;
an outer ring assembly comprising magnetic elements; and
back-to-back curved webs radially interposed between the central hub and the outer ring assembly,
wherein the back-to-back curved webs are circumferentially continuous about the central hub.