Wheel assembly with torque bar bracket ribs

    公开(公告)号:US12017487B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US17116908

    申请日:2020-12-09

    摘要: A retainer assembly may comprise: a retainer main body having a first mounting flange, a second mounting flange, a body portion, a first rib and a second rib, the body portion extending from the first mounting flange to the second mounting flange, the first rib extending from the second mounting flange towards the first mounting flange, the second rib extending from the second mounting flange towards the first mounting flange, the first rib and the second rib extending orthogonal to the body portion; and a retainer sleeve having a first slot extending from the first axial end towards the second axial end and a second slot extending from the first axial end towards the second axial end, a portion of the first rib disposed in the first slot, and a portion of the second rib disposed in the second slot.

    AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230312087A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18128808

    申请日:2023-03-30

    发明人: Fraser WILSON

    摘要: An aircraft nose landing gear assembly is disclosed including two wheels, motors, brakes, and a controller. The wheels are separated by a steering axis and independently rotatable about a rotation axis in a rotation direction. The motors and brakes are each arranged to selectively engage a respective wheel. The motors and brakes supplement and resist rotation of the respective wheel in the rotation direction, respectively. On the basis of an indication to the controller of rotation of the two wheels in the rotation direction, the controller is arranged to: cause one motor to engage its respective wheel and supplement rotation, and cause the brake associated with the other wheel to engage the other wheel and resist rotation. Engagement of the motor and brake causes the wheels to pivot about the steering axis during a turning event.

    Rotor drive key assembly
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11585387B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US16799392

    申请日:2020-02-24

    发明人: Bradley E. Fish

    摘要: In some examples, an assembly includes a rotor drive key configured to be positioned over a wheel boss defined by a wheel. A drive key body defines a trough configured to receive the wheel boss. An inner surface of the drive key body is configured to establish a conforming contact with an outer profile of the wheel boss and oppose relative motion of the rotor drive key in a radial direction of the wheel. The rotor drive key includes a tab having a tab aperture configured to receive a fastener extending in an axial direction of the wheel and engaging the wheel boss.

    AIRPLANE WHEEL PREROTATION/LANDING BRAKE COOLING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230047751A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US16996253

    申请日:2020-08-18

    摘要: A detachable airplane wheel prerotation/landing brake cooling device is disclosed that comprises: an outer circular cage rim, an inner circular cage rim confronting and spaced apart from the outer circular cage rim, and a plurality of spaced apart arcuate blades spanning across and connecting the outer circular cage rim to the inner circular cage rim at a slant. Each arcuate blade includes a first section connected to the outer circular cage rim and a second section connected to inner circular cage rim. The plurality of slanted arcuate blades are, when the detachable airplane wheel prerotation/landing brake cooling device is being impinged by an airstream during the landing of the airplane, configured to (i) rotate the wheel about the axle in a forward direction, and (ii) funnel air into the plurality of annular spaces adjacent to the plurality of heat shields to thereby remove heat away from the disc brake assembly.

    Remaining tire tread depth management system

    公开(公告)号:US11440646B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US16772484

    申请日:2018-11-06

    摘要: A remaining tire tread depth management system includes a remaining tire tread depth measurement device configured to measure a remaining tread depth of at least one of aircraft tires mounted on an aircraft, a tire wear amount estimation device configured to estimate a wear amount of all of the aircraft tires mounted on the aircraft including the aircraft tires, and a tire management server configured to estimate a remaining tread depth and a number of available flight times of all of the aircraft tires in accordance with measurement data output from the remaining tire tread depth measurement device and estimation data output from the tire wear amount estimation device.