Locking ring assembly for wheel rim assembly
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsChristine Vehar, Michael Martini
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Abstract
A locking ring assembly for a wheel rim assembly is disclosed. The locking rim assembly includes a locking ring, a retaining key and a clip. The locking ring assembly has a transverse split defining circumferentially opposing terminal ends, and the terminal ends include respective radially outwardly opening recesses. The retaining key has opposite end portions respectively received and circumferentially retained within the radially outwardly opening recesses in the respective terminal ends of the locking ring for holding the terminal ends of the locking ring adjacent one another. The clip engages and restrains the retaining key from radially outward movement from the recesses.
Claims20
A locking ring assembly for a wheel rim assembly, the locking rim assembly comprising:
- a locking ring having a transverse split defining circumferentially opposing terminal ends, and the terminal ends including respective radially outwardly opening, closed bottom, recesses;
- a retaining key having opposite end portions respectively received and circumferentially retained within the radially outwardly opening recesses in the respective terminal ends of the locking ring for holding the terminal ends of the locking ring adjacent one another;
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- a clip for engaging and restraining the retaining key from radially outward movement from the recesses.
A locking ring assembly for a wheel rim assembly, the locking rim assembly comprising:
- a locking ring having a transverse split defining circumferentially opposing terminal ends, and the terminal ends including respective radially outwardly opening recesses;
- a retaining key having opposite end portions respectively received and circumferentially retained within the radially outwardly opening recesses in the respective terminal ends of the locking ring for holding the terminal ends of the locking ring adjacent one another;
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- a clip for engaging and restraining the retaining key from radially outward movement from the recesses;
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- wherein the retaining key includes transversely enlarged end retainer portions and a reduced width bridge portion therebetween, and the recesses include corresponding enlarged end portions for radially receiving the respective enlarged end retainer portions and reduced width portions for radially receiving the reduced width bridge portion.
A locking ring assembly for a wheel rim assembly. the locking rim assembly comprising:
- a locking ring having a transverse split defining circumferentially opposing terminal ends, and the terminal ends including respective radially outwardly opening recesses;
- a retaining key having opposite end portions respectively received and circumferentially retained within the radially outwardly opening recesses in the respective terminal ends of the locking ring for holding the terminal ends of the locking ring adjacent one another;
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- a clip for engaging and restraining the retaining key from radially outward movement from the recesses;
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- wherein the clip is a spring including a first portion engaging the locking ring and a second portion engaging the retaining key, and the first and second portions are biased towards one another.
A locking ring assembly for a wheel rim assembly, the locking rim assembly comprising:
- a locking ring having a transverse split defining circumferentially opposing terminal ends, and the terminal ends having recesses;
- a retaining key having opposite end portions inserted into the recesses and circumferentially captured in the recesses;
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- a resilient push-on clip having a first arm for engaging at least one terminal end of the locking ring and a second arm resiliently biased towards the first arm for engaging and holding the retaining key in the recesses.
A method of installing a locking ring in a wheel base, comprising:
- seating the locking ring in a groove in the wheel base, the locking ring having a transverse split defining circumferentially opposing terminal ends, the terminal ends including respective radially outwardly opening recesses;
- inserting a retaining key having opposite end portions into the respective outwardly opening recesses;
- axially inserting a first portion of a clip in an axial hole in the locking ring;
- flexing a second portion of the clip relative to the first portion of the clip, the first and second portions being biased towards one another;
- extending the second portion over the retaining key;
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- releasing the second portion, whereby the second portion engages the retaining key to restrain the retaining key from radially outward movement from the recesses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.