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US 2017/0001720 A1Published application
Wheel and gear assembly
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsArnaud DIDEY, Fraser WILSON
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Abstract
A wheel assembly is disclosed, in which a ring gear is movably mounted to the rim of the wheel, so that torque can be transmitted between wheel and rim, while the ring gear is isolated from deformations induced in the wheel rim.
Claims19
A wheel assembly, comprising:
- a wheel;
- a ring gear, mounted to and rotatable with the wheel;
- and
- an interface for connecting the wheel hub to the ring gear to transmit a torque therebetween;
- the interface comprising:
- an array of substantially radially oriented openings, arranged in a substantially circular array around an axis of rotation of the assembly;
- and
- a plurality of connecting members disposed in the openings, each connector having a substantially radially oriented longitudinal axis, the connecting members being free to move relative to at least one of the wheel hub and the ring gear, to permit relative radial movement between the ring gear and the wheel hub;
- such that torque applied to one of the ring gear or the wheel is transmitted to the other via the connecting members, and the ring gear is substantially isolated from radial deformation of the wheel rim.
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