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US 9,845,196 B2Granted
Load reactive braking systems and devices
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorWally H. Larson
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Abstract
A roller assembly comprises a housing having an outer surface attached thereto, and a braking arrangement positioned at least partially within the housing. The braking arrangement is configured to increase resistance to rotation of the housing proportionally to a load applied against the outer surface.
Claims20
A roller assembly, comprising:
- a housing having an outer surface attached thereto;
- an axle extending through the housing having a first portion and a second portion translatable relative to one another in an axial direction;
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- a braking arrangement positioned at least partially within the housing and configured to increase resistance to rotation of the housing proportionally to a load applied against the outer surface, wherein the first portion of the axle and the second portion of the axle are configured to apply a compressive force to the braking arrangement proportional to the load applied against the outer surface.
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A roller assembly for a cargo loading system, comprising:
- an outer surface;
- a housing radially inward from the outer surface;
- a bearing retained within the housing;
- a braking arrangement retained within the housing;
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- an axle disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to engage the bearing, the axle configured to apply a compressive force to the braking arrangement, wherein a first portion of the axle and a second portion of the axle are configured to apply a compressive force to the braking arrangement proportional to a load applied against the outer surface.
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A method of applying reactive braking, comprising:
- applying a load to an outer surface of a roller assembly;
- axially compressing a braking arrangement disposed at the roller assembly between a first portion of an axle and a second portion of an axle in response to the load on the outer surface;
- and
- increasing resistance to rotation of the outer surface proportional to the load on the outer surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.