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US 2024/0198741 A1Published application
Corrosion protection for aircraft wheel pneumatic ports
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorScottie G. Whittle
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Abstract
A wheel assembly is provided that includes a structure defining a wheel portion configured to receive a portion of a tire. The wheel assembly further includes a structure of the wheel portion defining an air channel from a face of the wheel portion to an area that receives the portion of the tire, an end of the air channel proximate to the face being configured to receive a valve, where the structure is further configured to receive a corrosion mitigation device within the air channel.
Claims20
A wheel assembly, comprising:
- a structure defining a wheel portion configured to receive a portion of a tire;
- and
- a structure of the wheel portion defining an air channel from a face of the wheel portion to an area that receives the portion of the tire, an end of the air channel proximate to the face being configured to receive a valve, wherein the structure is further configured to receive a corrosion mitigation device within the air channel.
A landing gear of an aircraft, comprising:
- a wheel assembly, the wheel assembly comprising:
- a structure defining a wheel portion configured to receive a portion of a tire;
- and
- a structure of the wheel portion defining an air channel from a face of the wheel portion to an area that receives the portion of the tire, an end of the air channel proximate to the face being configured to receive a valve, wherein the structure is further configured to receive a corrosion mitigation device within the air channel.
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An aircraft comprising:
- a landing gear, wherein the landing gear comprises a wheel assembly, the wheel assembly comprising:
- a structure defining a wheel portion configured to receive a portion of a tire;
- and
- a structure of the wheel portion defining an air channel from a face of the wheel portion to an area that receives the portion of the tire, an end of the air channel proximate to the face being configured to receive a valve, wherein the structure is further configured to receive a corrosion mitigation device within the air channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.