Abstract:
The aircraft brake vibration damper (30, 60) comprises a mesh material (30, 60) located at axially extending spaced-apart side walls (22) of a spline (12) of a torque tube (10) so that the mesh material (30, 60) is located between the spline (12) and a metal cover cap (20, 50) for the spline (12). The mesh material (60) can extend about the torque tube (10) and splines (12) and completely over a top surface (17) of each spline (12). The mesh material (80) can be located in a cavity (75) of heat shield segments (70) located between the splines (12). The mesh material (30, 60, 80) may be a knit or woven damping material (30, 60, 80) that dampens vibrations during brake operation.
Abstract:
A two-speed drive utilizing an electromagnetically operated control system wired with respective drive motors, automatically braked in the event of a loss of power, provided with pre-assembled clutch and brake disc stacks, and provided with a manual over-ride. A primary drive motor is connected at one end to an external drive shaft and at an opposite end to a primary clutch drive shaft. The primary clutch drive shaft is connected with a first set of discs of an oil shear clutch disk stack. A secondary clutch drive shaft is connected with a second set of discs of the clutch disk stack. The clutch disc stack is biased by springs to be in a normally clamped mode which is released by a clutch electromagnetic coil assembly. The secondary clutch drive shaft is connected by a gear reducer to a shaft which is connected at one end to a secondary drive motor, and at the other end to a first set of discs of an oil shear brake disk stack. A second set of discs of the brake disk stack is connected to a housing component. The brake disc stack is biased by springs to be in a normally clamped mode, which is released by operation of a brake electromagnetic coil assembly. The clutch and brake disc stacks are pre-assembled and held in a pre-aligned orientation by a plurality of alignment pins and wave washers carried on the alignment pins. A manual over-ride is provided which permits selective release of spring biasing with respect to the brake disc stack so that a manual crank may be operated.
Abstract:
A heat shield installation on a tire supporting wheel and brake assembly having a rim member with an inner surface that surrounds a heat sink composed of stator and rotor brake discs. A plurality of circumferentially spaced drive keys are located between the heat sink and the inner surface of the rim member with such keys slidably mounting the rotor discs. A heat shield is located between the inner surface and the drive keys with a plurality of circumferentially spaced spacers secured thereto. Fastener members interconnect the drive keys to the rim members through the spacers while securely locking the heat shield radially and axially relative to the rim member of the tire supporting wheel.
Abstract:
A torque and air gap adjustment mechanism is provided for a spring engaged electromagnetic brake or clutch, and consists of a plurality of hubs threaded to one another and to the brake casing for axial movement with respect thereto and with respect to each other. A plurality of detents are disposed within the hub positioned in cylindrical holes with springs forcing them away from each other and out of the holes. These detents are retained in the holes at one end by a hub provided for the torque adjustment and at the other end by the brake plate. In both the hub and the brake plate there are indentations to retain the detents. These indentations have differing angles as do the engaging surfaces of the detents to permit torque adjustment independent of air gap adjustment upon rotation of the torque adjusting hub.
Abstract:
The drum drive (100, 200) comprises a generally annular-shaped drum (100, 200) which extends axially within an axial opening in an inboard half (140, 240) of a wheel (130, 230). The drum drive (100, 200) has end openings (112, 114; 212, 214) at opposite ends (102, 104; 202, 204) thereof which provide access to an interior axially extending opening (122, 222) of the drum drive (100, 200). An outboard end (104, 204) of the drum drive (100, 200) includes a radially extending flange (108, 208) which defines the associated end opening (114, 214) and provides a plurality of openings (118, 218) for receiving tie bolts (150, 250) that connect the drum drive (100, 200) with the wheel (130, 230). The drum drive (100, 200) includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart, axially extending splines (128, 228) which extend radially inwardly from the interior surface of the drum drive (100, 200) and into the interior axially extending opening (122, 222 ). The splines (128, 228) are received within complementary-shaped openings (178, 278) of associated rotors (170, 270) in order to couple the rotors (170, 270) with the drum drive (100, 200) and wheel (130, 230).
Abstract:
A motor brake unit comprising a housing member defining a fluid chamber disposed about the motor shaft of a motor, a shaft sleeve disposed within the fluid chamber nestingly engaging the motor shaft for rotation therewith, a first plurality of brake elements rotatable with the shaft sleeve, a brake collar secured to the housing member and disposed annularly about said shaft sleeve, a second plurality of brake elements non-rotatably supported by the brake collar, a pole piece for selectively engaging and disengaging the brake elements, biasing means for normally biasing the pole piece to engage the brake elements, and a plurality of electromagnetic coils for selectively attracting the pole piece axially opposite the biasing force to disengage the brake elements.
Abstract:
A disk brake comprising of a disk hub adapted to be mounted to a wheel; a plurality of annularly shaped rotors or disks; a device for mounting the rotors to the disk hub such that the rotors rotate with disk hub and are free to slide in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of rotation; a pair of opposing situated brake pads, one associated with each rotor, and a device for urging the brake pads into frictional engagement with the rotors. Specially shaped liners interposed grooves of the hub and teeth of the rotors. A second set of liners is fitted between a brake caliper and the brake pads.
Abstract:
A brake element and system where the brake friction surface of the element is a refractory metal carbide. The brake element has a molded carbon structure for mechanical and structural strength and the friction surface or surfaces thereon are converted to refractory metal carbide. The refractory metal carbide is preferably silicon carbide and the depth of conversion is preferably from 0.015 inches to 0.15 inches.
Abstract:
The braking arrangement has an input shaft for connection to a drive shaft of the system. A brake device for the input shaft is urged towards operation by a spring released by an electric actuator. The input shaft is coupled to a flywheel by step-up gearing so that the moment of inertia applied by the flywheel to the input shaft is more than 17 times that of the remainder of the arrangement. Acceleration of the drive shaft under an external force is thereby reduced, as is its rotational travel during application of the brake.
Abstract:
Multi-disc brake, of the type incorporating at least one first rotary disc firmly fixed to the wheel of the vehicle and a second rotary disc mounted so as to slide on a support component itself firmly fixed to the wheel, the driving in rotation of the second disc by the said support component being effected by the intermediary of complementary splines having a gear tooth profile. To overcome the undersirable effects of the tilting moment exerted on the sliding disc (2) by the thrust of the actuating cylinder (12), the invention is arranged to provide this disc with axial guiding projections (14) engaging in openings of corresponding shape (15) arranged in the other disc (1).