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US 2017/0361647 A1Published application
Aircraft wheel hub cap attachment flange stress relieving pockets
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorNathaniel John Herrmann
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Abstract
An outboard wheel half has an axis and includes an outboard wheel structure configured to receive at least a portion of a tire. The outboard wheel half also includes a structure defining an alignment hole usable to align a hubcap relative to the structure. The structure defines a pocket circumferentially aligned with the alignment hole to reduce an amount of stress at a location of the alignment hole.
Claims20
An outboard wheel half having an axis, comprising:
- an outboard wheel structure configured to receive at least a portion of a tire;
- and
- a structure defining an alignment hole usable to align a hubcap relative to the structure and defining a pocket circumferentially aligned with the alignment hole.
A wheel assembly for using in landing gear of an aircraft, comprising:
- a wheel structure configured to receive at least a portion of a tire;
- and
- a structure defining an alignment hole usable to align a hubcap relative to the structure and defining a pocket circumferentially aligned with the alignment hole.
A wheeled vehicle comprising:
- a first wheel assembly;
- and
- a second wheel assembly having:
- a wheel structure configured to receive at least a portion of a tire, and
- a hubcap attachment flange defining an alignment hole usable to align a hubcap relative to the hubcap attachment flange and defining a pocket circumferentially aligned with the alignment hole.
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