Hydraulic brake system
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsLeo J. Veilleux, JR., Lubomir A. Ribarov
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Abstract
A brake system may comprise a hydraulic brake system or a hybrid brake system. The hydraulic brake system may include an inner axle disposed in an inner axle housing. The inner axle housing may include a working fluid therein. The inner axle may comprise a plurality of paddles extending radially from the inner axle. The working fluid may be pressurized and/or create friction with the plurality of paddles. The pressurized working fluid may impede a free rotation of the plurality of paddles.
Claims20
A hydraulic brake system, comprising:
- an inner axle housing;
- and
- an inner axle disposed in the inner axle housing, the inner axle comprising a plurality of paddles extending radially outward from the inner axle.
A hybrid brake system, comprising:
- a frame;
- a multi-disk brake assembly disposed within the frame;
- and
- a hydraulic brake system disposed within the frame, the hydraulic brake system comprising:
- an inner axle housing;
- and
- an inner axle disposed in the inner axle housing, the inner axle comprising a plurality of paddles extending radially outward from the inner axle.
A method of using a braking system, the method comprising:
- applying a modulated hydraulic pressure to a hydraulic fluid surrounding an inner axle, the inner axle disposed in an inner axle housing of a main landing gear assembly;
- inducing a pressure differential between a tank and a cavity of the inner axle housing in response to applying the modulated hydraulic pressure;
- and
- impeding a free rotation of a plurality of paddles extending radially outward from the inner axle in response to the pressure differential.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.