Fastener migration limiting feature
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorRobert French
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Abstract
A retaining clip for constraining a heat shield for use with an aircraft wheel assembly. The retaining clip includes a first end and a second end axially opposite the first end, the first end being opposite the second end along a longitudinal axis. The retaining clip further includes a first side and a second side each having a curvature forming a U-shaped cross section such that an outer edge of each of the first side and the second side extends back towards the longitudinal axis. The retaining clip further includes a migration stop defined by the first side at the first end, the migration stop extending past the outer edge of the second side and configured to interface with hooks of the heat shield to resist axial movement of the retaining clip relative to the heat shield.
Claims19
A retaining clip for constraining a heat shield for use with an aircraft wheel assembly, the retaining clip comprising:
- a first end and a second end axially opposite the first end, the first end being opposite the second end along a longitudinal axis;
- a first side and a second side each having a curvature forming a U-shaped cross section such that an outer edge of each of the first side and the second side extends back towards the longitudinal axis;
- a migration stop defined by the first side at the first end, the migration stop extending past the outer edge of the second side and configured to interface with hooks of the heat shield to resist axial movement of the retaining clip relative to the heat shield;
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- a tab extending from the second end at a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the tab defining an aperture for receiving a portion of a torque bar.
A retaining clip for constraining a heat shield for use with an aircraft wheel assembly, the retaining clip comprising:
- a first end and a second end axially opposite the first end, the first end being opposite the second end along a longitudinal axis;
- a first side and a second side each having a curvature forming a U-shaped cross section such that an outer edge of each of the first side and the second side extends back towards the longitudinal axis;
- a migration stop defined by the first side at the first end, the migration stop extending past the outer edge of the second side and configured to interface with the heat shield to resist axial movement of the retaining clip relative to the heat shield towards the second end;
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- a tab extending from the second end at a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the tab defining an aperture for receiving a portion of a torque bar such that interaction between the tab and the torque bar resists axial movement of the retaining clip relative to the heat shield towards the first end.
A heat shield assembly for use with an aircraft wheel, the heat shield assembly comprising:
- a heat shield;
- two detail components coupled to the heat shield and having a pair of U-shaped hooks;
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- a retaining clip having:
- a first end and a second end axially opposite the first end, the first end being opposite the second end along a longitudinal axis;
- a first side and a second side each having a curvature forming a U-shaped cross section such that an outer edge of each of the first side and the second side extends back towards the longitudinal axis, the first side and the second side interfacing with the pair of U-shaped hooks of the two detail components;
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- a migration stop defined by the first side at the first end, the migration stop extending past the outer edge of the second side and configured to interface with the pair of U-shaped hooks to resist axial movement of the retaining clip relative to the heat shield.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.