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US 12,662,092 B2Granted
Heat shield assembly
AssigneeSafran Landing Systems
InventorSylvain Moline
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Abstract
A heat shield assembly for a braked aircraft wheel is provided. The heat shield assembly includes a heat shield and at least one spacer having both a main body projecting from an outwardly-facing surface of the heat shield and a clamping element of generally cylindrical shape projecting from the body and passing perpendicularly through an opening in the heat shield. The clamping element can include an enlarged free end so as to co-operate with the body to form an annular groove engaged with the opening in the heat shield.
Claims8
A heat shield assembly for a braked aircraft wheel, the heat shield assembly comprising:
- a heat shield;
- and
- at least one spacer comprising:
- a main body projecting from an outwardly-facing surface of the heat shield;
- and
- a clamping element of generally cylindrical shape projecting from the main body and passing perpendicularly through an opening in the heat shield, the clamping element having an enlarged free end so as to co-operate with the main body to form an annular groove engaged with a peripheral edge of the opening in the heat shield,
- wherein the opening has the shape of a drop of water, the peripheral edge of the opening includes a larger-diameter circular portion, a smaller-diameter circular portion, and two identical rectilinear portions connecting the larger-diameter circular portion to the smaller-diameter circular portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.