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US 11,453,484 B2Granted
Heat shield retainer and method
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsRobert French, Keith Gorby, Jerry Miller
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Abstract
A heat shield assembly is disclosed. In various embodiments, the heat shield assembly includes a first heat shield segment having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end, the first end including a first hook member and the second end including a second hook member; and a first heat shield retainer including a first clip member configured to engage the first hook member and a second clip member.
Claims17
A heat shield assembly, comprising:
- a first heat shield segment having a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end spaced from the first circumferential end, the first circumferential end including a first hook member and the second circumferential end including a second hook member;
- a first heat shield retainer including a first clip member configured to engage the first hook member and a second clip member,
- wherein the first hook member and the first clip member each comprise a U-shaped profile in a circumferential cross section;
- and
- a second heat shield retainer configured to engage the first circumferential end of the first heat shield segment, wherein the first heat shield retainer is configured for positioning radially inward of the second heat shield retainer.
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A wheel assembly, comprising:
- a wheel having a wheel well and configured to rotate about an axis;
- a brake mechanism disposed radially inward of the wheel well;
- a heat shield segment having a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end spaced from the first circumferential end, the first circumferential end including a first hook member and the second circumferential end including a second hook member;
- a first heat shield retainer including a first clip member configured to engage the first hook member and a second clip member,
- wherein the first hook member and the first clip member each comprise a U-shaped profile in a circumferential cross section;
- and
- a second heat shield retainer configured to engage the first circumferential end of the heat shield segment, wherein the first heat shield retainer is configured for positioning radially inward of the second heat shield retainer.
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A method for assembling a heat shield assembly, comprising:
- positioning a heat shield segment first circumferential end adjacent a heat shield segment second circumferential end, the heat shield segment first circumferential end including a first hook member and the heat shield segment second circumferential end including a second hook member;
- sliding a first heat shield retainer, including a first clip member configured to engage the first hook member and a second clip member configured to engage the second hook member, along a length of the first hook member and the second hook member to engage the first hook member with the first clip member and the second hook member with the second clip member,
- wherein the first hook member and the first clip member each comprise a U-shaped profile in a circumferential cross section;
- and
- engaging a second heat shield retainer with the first circumferential end of the heat shield segment, wherein the first heat shield retainer is configured for positioning radially inward of the second heat shield retainer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.