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US 12,331,801 B2Granted
Stator clip for brake assembly
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsAlan M. Bonifas, Matthew Ryan O'Neil, Christopher E. Wright
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Abstract
A stator disk assembly for a brake assembly is disclosed. The stator disk assembly includes at least a pair lugs with a recess disposed therebetween, along with a separate stator clip that is separately mounted on each of the lugs. The stator clips are configured such that a spline of a torque plate barrel that is disposed in the recess will contact only the stator disk and not either of the stator clips in at least certain conditions (e.g., during a braking operation). For instance, each of the two ends of each stator clip may be recessed back from the adjacent-most sidewall of the lug on which the stator clip is mounted.
Claims18
A stator disk assembly, comprising:
- a stator disk comprising a plurality of lugs disposed in spaced relation to one another proceeding about a first reference axis, wherein each lug of said plurality of lugs comprises a first sidewall and second sidewall, and wherein a recess is disposed between each adjacent pair of lugs of said plurality of lugs proceeding about said first reference axis;
- a first stator clip mounted on a first lug of said plurality of lugs disposed between a first recess and a second recess of said plurality of recesses, wherein said first stator clip does not protrude beyond said first sidewall of said first lug proceeding about said first reference axis in a direction of said first recess, wherein said first stator clip does not protrude beyond said second sidewall of said first lug proceeding about said first reference axis in a direction of said second recess, and wherein said first and second sidewalls of said first lug are exposed surfaces in an installed configuration for said stator disk assembly;
- a first spline interface for said first recess, wherein said first spline interface consists essentially of said first sidewall of said first lug and said second sidewall of a first adjacent lug of said plurality of lugs, wherein a first base extends between said first lug and said first adjacent lug;
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- a second spline interface for said second recess, wherein said second spline interface consists essentially of said second sidewall of said first lug and said first sidewall of a second adjacent lug of said plurality of lugs, wherein a second base extends between said first lug and said second adjacent lug, wherein said stator disk comprises said first base and said second base.
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A brake assembly comprising:
- a torque plate comprising an outer surface disposed about a first reference axis, said outer surface comprising a first spline and a second spline that are spaced from one another proceeding about said first reference axis;
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- a stator disk assembly mounted on said torque plate, comprising:
- a stator disk comprising an inner perimeter disposed about a first aperture, wherein said inner perimeter comprises a first recess and a second recess that are spaced from one another proceeding about said first reference axis and a first lug disposed between said first recess and said second recess;
- a first stator clip mounted on said first lug;
- a plurality of lugs disposed on said inner perimeter of said stator disk and comprising said first lug, wherein each lug of said plurality of lugs comprises a first sidewall and second sidewall, wherein a recess is disposed between each adjacent pair of lugs of said plurality of lugs proceeding about said first reference axis;
- a first spline interface for said first recess, wherein said first spline interface consists essentially of said first sidewall of said first lug and said second sidewall of a first adjacent lug of said plurality of lugs, wherein a first base extends between said first lug and said first adjacent lug;
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- a second spline interface for said second recess, wherein said second spline interface consists essentially of said second sidewall of said first lug and said first sidewall of a second adjacent lug of said plurality of lugs, wherein a second base extends between said first lug and said second adjacent lug, wherein said stator disk comprises said first base and said second base;
- wherein said first spline is disposed within said first recess and said second spline is disposed within said second recess, and wherein each of said first spline and said second spline are directly engageable with said stator disk within said first recess and said second recess, respectively, without first contacting said first stator clip.
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