Electrorheological brake
AssigneeSafran Landing Systems Canada Inc.
InventorRobert Kyle Schmidt
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Abstract
A brake assembly is suitable for use with a vehicle wheel that has a rim rotatably mounted to an axle. The brake assembly includes a housing fixedly positioned relative to the axle and a plurality of disks disposed within the housing and fixedly positioned relative to the rim. A fluid is disposed within the housing and has a selectively variable viscosity. The viscosity of the fluid is selectively increased to increase a braking force applied to the wheel.
Claims14
A brake assembly for a vehicle wheel, the wheel comprising a rim rotatably mounted to an axle, the brake assembly comprising:
- a housing fixedly positioned relative to the axle;
- a plurality of disks disposed within the housing and fixedly positioned relative to the rim, one or more disks of the plurality of disks having at least one aperture extending therethrough in an axial direction and being configured to provide a fluid path through the aperture;
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- a fluid disposed within the housing and having a selectively variable viscosity, wherein the viscosity of the fluid is selectively increased to increase a braking force applied to the wheel.
A brake assembly for a vehicle wheel, the wheel comprising a rim rotatably mounted to an axle, the brake assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of disks rotatably mounted within the housing, the plurality of disks being operably coupled to the wheel so that rotation of the wheel rotates the disks, one or more disks of the plurality of disks having at least one aperture extending therethrough in an axial direction and being configured to provide a fluid path through the aperture;
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- an electrorheological fluid disposed within the housing and having a selectively variable viscosity, wherein the viscosity of the electrorheological fluid is selectively increased to increase a braking force applied to the wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.