Heat shield chin ring
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsKarol Stras, Adam Wyszowski
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Abstract
A chin ring heat shield for a wheel assembly is provided. The chin ring heat shield is arranged to provide a shield between convection and radiation heat from braking components and a tire of the wheel assembly. The chin ring includes a first, radially extending, flat portion extending from a first chin ring end and a second, concave portion extending generally axially away from the first portion to a second chin ring end. The axial length from the first chin ring end to the second chin ring end is sufficient to block a line of sight between the braking components and the tire when the chin ring is mounted between the braking components and the tire.
Claims9
A chin ring heat shield for a wheel assembly arranged to provide a shield between convection and radiation heat from braking components and a wheel of the wheel assembly, the chin ring heat shield comprising:
- a planar, axially extending, portion extending from a first chin ring end;
- a concave portion extending generally axially away from the planar, axially extending, portion to a second chin ring end, wherein an axial length from the first chin ring end to the second chin ring end is sufficient to block a line of sight between the braking components and a tire when the chin ring heat shield is mounted between the braking components and the wheel;
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- an intermediate straight portion extending in a radial direction from the planar, axially extending, portion and from which the concave portion extends, wherein the intermediate straight portion is at an angle of substantially 90 degrees to the planar, axially extending, portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.