Brake cooling assembly
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsXing Ke, Jinhua Yi, Cheng Chao Luo
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Abstract
In some examples, a cooling system includes a brake assembly defining a plurality of cooling channels. The brake assembly is configured to be positioned within a wheel cavity of a wheel. The cooling system includes a distributor configured to receive a flow of cooling fluid and supply the cooling fluid to the plurality of cooling channels. One or more cooling channels are configured to receive the cooling fluid and discharge the cooling fluid into the wheel cavity of the wheel. The cooling system may include a fan configured to provide the cooling fluid to the distributor.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a brake assembly configured to be positioned within a wheel cavity of a wheel, wherein the brake assembly includes a torque tube and at least one spline positioned on the torque tube,
- wherein the at least one spline, or the at least one spline and the torque tube, define a cavity extending within the at least one spline, the cavity defining a cooling channel configured to provide a cooling fluid to the wheel cavity, and
- wherein the cooling channel defines a channel inlet and a plurality of channel outlets;
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- a distributor configured to receive a cooling fluid and supply the cooling fluid to the channel inlet,
- wherein the cooling channel is configured to distribute the cooling fluid over a displacement substantially parallel to an axis of the wheel using the plurality of channel outlets when the distributor supplies the cooling fluid to the channel inlet and the brake assembly is positioned within the wheel cavity.
A system comprising:
- a brake assembly configured to be positioned within a wheel cavity of a wheel,
- wherein the brake assembly includes a torque tube and a spline positioned on the torque tube,
- wherein the spline, or the spline and the torque tube, define a cavity extending within the spline, the cavity defining a cooling channel, and
- wherein the cooling channel defines a channel inlet and a plurality of channel outlets;
- a fan configured to provide a flow of cooling fluid;
- and
- a distributor including a distributor inlet and a distributor outlet,
- wherein the distributor is configured to receive the flow of cooling fluid from the fan through the distributor inlet and supply the flow of cooling fluid to the cooling channel through the distributor outlet, and
- wherein the cooling channel is configured to distribute the cooling fluid over a displacement substantially parallel to an axis of the wheel using the plurality of channel outlets when the distributor provides the cooling fluid to the channel inlet and the brake assembly is positioned within the wheel cavity.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a distributor, a flow of cooling fluid;
- providing, by the distributor, the flow of cooling fluid to a channel inlet of a cooling channel of a brake assembly including a torque tube and a spline positioned on the torque tube, wherein a cavity defined by the spline, or defined by the spline and the torque tube, defines the cooling channel, wherein the cavity extends within the spline, and wherein the cooling channel defines a plurality of channel outlets;
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- discharging, by the cooling channel using the plurality of cooling channel outlets, the flow of cooling fluid over a displacement substantially parallel to an axis of a wheel when the brake assembly is positioned within a wheel cavity of the wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.