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US 10,982,707 B2Granted
Tie bolt retention
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsHerbert S. Summers, Alan Michael Bonifas
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Abstract
A tie bolt retention assembly includes a retention ring configured to contact a tie bolt head of a tie bolt; a retention washer configured to be disposed between the tie bolt head and a wheel section of a wheel assembly; and a retainer configured to engage with the retention washer; wherein the retention washer and the retainer are configured to secure the retention ring to the tie bolt head.
Claims15
A tie bolt retention assembly, comprising:
- a retention ring configured to contact a tie bolt head of a tie bolt;
- a retention washer configured to be disposed between the tie bolt head and a wheel section of a wheel assembly;
- and
- a retainer configured to engage with the retention washer;
- wherein the retention washer and the retainer are configured to secure the retention ring to the tie bolt head,
- wherein the retainer comprises a retention spring, and
- wherein the retention spring is configured to snap into place over the tie bolt head when aligned with the retention washer.
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A wheel assembly, comprising:
- a tie bolt securing a first wheel section to a second wheel section, the tie bolt having a tie bolt head proximal the first wheel section;
- a retention ring configured to contact the tie bolt head;
- a retention washer configured to be disposed between the tie bolt head and the first wheel section;
- and
- a retainer configured to engage with the retention washer;
- wherein the retention washer and the retainer are configured to secure the retention ring to the tie bolt head,
- wherein the retention ring includes an anti-rotation protuberance, and
- wherein the tie bolt head includes a cavity and the anti-rotation protuberance is configured to engage the cavity.
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A method of securing a retention ring to a wheel assembly, comprising:
- affixing a retention washer to the wheel assembly;
- installing the retention ring in contact with a tie bolt head of a tie bolt of the wheel assembly;
- applying a spring force to the retention washer or attaching a safety cable to the retention washer to secure the retention ring to the tie bolt head;
- reducing the retention ring from rotating relative to a wheel section of the wheel assembly;
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- engaging an anti-rotation protuberance of the retention ring with a cavity within the tie bolt head.
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A tie bolt retention assembly, comprising:
- a retention ring configured to contact a tie bolt head of a tie bolt;
- a retention washer configured to be disposed between the tie bolt head and a wheel section of a wheel assembly;
- and
- a retainer configured to removably engage with the retention washer;
- wherein the retention washer and the retainer are configured to secure the retention ring to the tie bolt head,
- wherein the retention ring includes an anti-rotation protuberance, and
- wherein the anti-rotation protuberance is configured to engage a cavity within the tie bolt head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.