Use of profiled reaction face in hybrid torque bar applications

A wheel assembly, comprising:

• a wheel having an axially exterior outer edge and an axially interior surface;
• a drive lug coupled to the axially exterior outer edge;
• and
• a torque bar coupled to the wheel and the drive lug, the torque bar including:
• a proximal end coupled to the drive lug;
• and
• a distal end coupled to the axially interior surface of the wheel;
• wherein the proximal end includes:
• a horizontal portion having a first side and a second side;
• a first vertical portion having a top surface, a sidewall extending from the horizontal portion toward the top surface, a first end, and a second end, the first vertical portion coupled to the first side of the horizontal portion between the first end and the second end;
• a second vertical portion having a third end and a fourth end, the second vertical portion coupled to the second side of the horizontal portion between the third end and the fourth end;
• a third vertical portion forming a curvature between the first vertical portion and the second vertical portion,
• wherein a first profile is formed in the first end of the first vertical portion and defining a surface extending from the sidewall to the top surface, and a second profile is formed in the third end of the second vertical portion, and wherein the second vertical portion and the third vertical portion further define the surface.

A brake assembly, comprising:

• a wheel;
• a drive lug coupled to the wheel;
• and
• a torque bar coupled to an inner periphery of the wheel and the drive lug, the torque bar including:
• a proximal end coupled to the drive lug, the proximal end including:
• a horizontal portion having a first side and a second side;
• a first vertical portion having a top surface, a sidewall extending from the horizontal portion toward the top surface, a first end and a second end, the first vertical portion coupled to the first side of the horizontal portion between the first end and the second end;
• a second vertical portion having a third end and a fourth end, the second vertical portion coupled to the second side of the horizontal portion between the third end and the fourth end, a second profile formed in the third end of the second vertical portion;
• a third vertical portion forming a curvature between the first vertical portion and the second vertical portion;
• a first profile formed in the first end of the first vertical portion and defining a surface extending from the sidewall to the top surface;
• and
• a third profile formed in the third vertical portion such that the second profile and the third profile further define the surface.