CPC F16C 3/00 (2013.01) [F16C 3/023 (2013.01); F16D 9/00 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method for additively manufacturing a shaft having a shear disconnect, comprising:
additively manufacturing a first material in a partial shaft shape;
additively manufacturing a disconnect portion onto the partial shaft shape using a second material; and
additively manufacturing the first material on the disconnect portion to complete the shaft, wherein:
the additively manufacturing the disconnect portion includes progressively adding the second material to the first material to create at least one gradient portion;
the additively manufacturing the disconnect portion includes using the second material exclusively for a portion of the disconnect portion; and
the additively manufacturing the disconnect portion includes shaping the disconnect portion in a non-cylindrical shape including a double conical shape.
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