Heat shield retainers and bumper standoffs for heat shield retainers
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsBrian P. Francis, Marcin Szymon Sokołowski, Bartłomiej Kamil Żuk
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Abstract
A heat shield for a wheel assembly may comprise a plurality of heat shield segments, a plurality of shield bumpers may be coupled to a radially outward surface of each heat shield segment, and a plurality of heat shield retainers coupled to the plurality of heat shield segments. Each heat shield retainer may include a first bumper standoff and a second bumper standoff located over a first radially outward surface of the heat shield retainer. Each of the first bumper standoff and the second bumper standoff may comprise an attachment portion coupled to the first radially outward surface of the heat shield retainer and a bumper portion defining a bumper opening.
Claims20
A heat shield retainer, comprising:
- a first radially outward surface;
- a second radially inward surface oriented away from the first radially outward surface;
- a first shield groove located along a first circumferential end of the heat shield retainer;
- a second shield groove located along a second circumferential end of the heat shield retainer opposite the first circumferential end;
- a first bumper standoff located over the first radially outward surface, the first bumper standoff including a first attachment portion coupled to the first radially outward surface, a first bumper portion spaced apart from the first radially outward surface, and a first bumper opening disposed in the first bumper portion;
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- a second bumper standoff located over the first radially outward surface, the second bumper standoff including a second attachment portion coupled to the first radially outward surface, a second bumper portion spaced apart from the first radially outward surface, and a second bumper opening disposed in the second bumper portion.
A heat shield for a wheel assembly, the heat shield comprising:
- a plurality of heat shield segments;
- a plurality of shield bumpers coupled to a radially outward surface of each heat shield segment of the plurality of heat shield segments;
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- a plurality of heat shield retainers coupled to the plurality of heat shield segments, each heat shield retainer of the plurality of heat shield retainers being coupled to a pair of circumferentially adjacent heat shield segments of the plurality of heat shield segments, wherein each heat shield retainer of the plurality of heat shield retainers includes a first bumper standoff and a second bumper standoff located over a first radially outward surface of the heat shield retainer, and wherein each of the first bumper standoff and the second bumper standoff comprises an attachment portion coupled to the first radially outward surface of the heat shield retainer, a bumper portion spaced apart from the first radially outward surface, and a bumper opening disposed in the bumper portion.
A wheel assembly, comprising:
- a wheel;
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- a heat shield located radially inward of an inner circumferential surface of the wheel, the heat shield comprising:
- a plurality of heat shield segments;
- a plurality of shield bumpers coupled to a radially outward surface of each heat shield segment of the plurality of heat shield segments;
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- a plurality of heat shield retainers coupled to the plurality of heat shield segments, each heat shield retainer of the plurality of heat shield retainers being coupled to a pair of circumferentially adjacent heat shield segments of the plurality of heat shield segments, wherein each heat shield retainer of the plurality of heat shield retainers includes a first bumper standoff and a second bumper standoff located over a first radially outward surface of the heat shield retainer, and wherein each of the first bumper standoff and the second bumper standoff comprises an attachment portion coupled to the first radially outward surface of the heat shield retainer, a bumper portion spaced apart from the first radially outward surface, and a bumper opening disposed in the bumper portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.