Heat shield retaining clasp
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsNicholas Edward Scaggs, Nathaniel J. Herrmann, William G. Thorn
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Abstract
A wheel assembly is disclosed herein. The wheel assembly includes a torque bar extending in a first direction, a retainer plate coupled to the torque bar, the retainer plate having a first side formed into a first U-channel, the first U-channel formed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a heat shield panel having a first side formed into a second U-channel, the second U-channel of the heat shield panel being formed in a third direction opposite the second direction, and a retention clasp formed from a portion of the heat shield panel, the retention clasp formed over an open end of the second U-channel.
Claims20
A wheel assembly, comprising:
- a torque bar extending in a first direction;
- a retainer plate coupled to the torque bar, the retainer plate having a first side formed into a first U-channel, the first U-channel formed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
- a heat shield panel having a first side formed into a second U-channel, the second U-channel of the heat shield panel being formed in a third direction opposite the second direction;
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- a retention clasp formed from a portion of the heat shield panel, the retention clasp formed over an open end of the second U-channel.
A heat shield assembly, comprising:
- a retainer having a first side, the first side of the retainer having a first seam formed therein;
- a heat shield panel having a first side, the first side of the heat shield panel having a second seam formed therein, the second seam being complementary the first seam, the heat shield panel being coupled to the retainer by the first seam and the second seam;
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- a retention clasp formed over an end of the second seam.
A method of manufacturing a heat shield, comprising;
- receiving a heat shield panel;
- forming a seam in a first direction along a first side of the heat shield panel, the seam including an opening along a short edge of the seam extending in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction;
- forming a tab adjacent the short edge of the seam;
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- bending the tab over the opening of the short edge of the seam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.