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US 2017/0363162 A1Published application
Scalloped aircraft wheel rotor drive bar attachment boss for reduced thermal conduction
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsScott Whittle, Nathaniel John Herrmann
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Abstract
A rotor drive bar for use in a brake system, according to various embodiments, includes a drive bar portion configured to be coupled to at least one rotor of the brake system. The rotor drive bar also includes an attachment boss configured to be coupled to an attachment platform of a wheel. The attachment boss has a boss face that faces the attachment platform and at least partially defines a pocket for reducing thermal transfer from the rotor drive bar to the wheel.
Claims20
A rotor drive bar for use in a brake system, comprising:
- a drive bar portion configured to be coupled to at least one rotor of the brake system;
- and
- an attachment boss configured to be coupled to an attachment platform of a wheel and having a boss face that faces the attachment platform and includes a pocket formed in the boss face for reducing thermal transfer from the rotor drive bar to the wheel.
A brake system, comprising:
- a rotor drive bar having an attachment boss configured to be coupled to an attachment platform of a wheel;
- and
- a thermal spacer configured to be positioned between the attachment boss and the attachment platform and including a pocket formed in the thermal spacer for reducing thermal transfer from the rotor drive bar to the wheel and including a bolt aperture that is at least partially surrounded by the pocket and is spaced apart from the pocket.
A brake system, comprising:
- a rotor drive bar having an attachment boss;
- and
- a wheel having an attachment platform configured to be coupled to the attachment boss of the rotor drive bar and having a platform face that faces the attachment boss and includes a pocket at least partially formed in the platform face for reducing thermal transfer from the rotor drive bar to the wheel and includes a bolt aperture that is at least partially surrounded by the pocket and is spaced apart from the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.