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US 8,523,108 B2Granted
Heat shield installation for aircraft wheel to improve convective cooling of aircraft brake
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorBrian M. Coty
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Abstract
Improved chin rings are disclosed, wherein a chin ring may comprise a substantially circular chin ring having an outer surface and a slot, a first radially spaced aperture in the chin ring on a first side of the slot, a second radially spaced aperture in the chin ring on a second side of the slot, a first louver disposed at least partially over the first radially spaced aperture, the first louver disposed at a first angle relative to the outer surface and a second louver disposed at least partially over the second radially spaced aperture.
Claims14
An apparatus comprising:
- a substantially circular chin ring having an outer surface and a slot;
- a first radially spaced aperture in the chin ring on a first side of the slot;
- a second radially spaced aperture in the chin ring on a second side of the slot;
- a first louver disposed at least partially over the first radially spaced aperture, wherein the first louver is disposed at a first angle relative to the outer surface;
- and
- a second louver disposed at least partially over the second radially spaced aperture, wherein the second louver is disposed at a second angle relative to the outer surface.
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A component comprising;
- a wheel housing defining a substantially cylindrical volume having a circumference;
- a chin ring having an outer surface and a slot, wherein the chin ring is circumferentially coupled to the wheel housing;
- a first radially spaced aperture in the chin ring on a first side of the slot;
- and
- a second radially spaced aperture in the chin ring on a second side of the slot,
- wherein the chin ring comprises a first louver set comprising a first set louver and a second louver set comprising a second set louver, and
- wherein the first set louver is disposed at a first angle relative to the second set louver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.