Ventilated key-slot full circle heat shield
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsBradley J. Baden, Katrina Lynn King
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Abstract
Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful for use in a wheel assembly which includes a heat shield. In this regard heat shield for a wheel may include a first member; a second member positioned radially of the first member defining an annular cavity between the first member and the second member; an opening in at least one of the first member and the second member configured to provide fluidic communication between the annular cavity and an outside of the annular cavity; and a mounting feature in operable communication with the first member and the second member configured to attach the heat shield to the wheel.
Claims16
A heat shield for a wheel comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member positioned radially of the first member defining an annular cavity between the first member and the second member;
- an opening in at least one of the first member and the second member configured to provide fluidic communication between the annular cavity and an outside of the annular cavity;
- and
- a mounting feature in operable communication with the first member and the second member configured to attach the heat shield to the wheel;
- a key slot tab;
- and
- a key slot disposed in the key slot tab,
- wherein a first key slot ventilation aperture and a second key slot ventilation aperture are located between the first member of the heat shield and the key slot tab.
A wheel assembly comprising:
- a wheel;
- and
- a heat shield comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member positioned radially inward of the first member defining an annular cavity between the first member and the second member;
- an opening in at least one of the first member and the second member configured to provide fluidic communication between the annular cavity and an outside of the annular cavity;
- a mounting feature in operable communication with the first member and the second member configured to attach the heat shield to the wheel;
- a key slot tab;
- and
- a key slot disposed in the key slot tab,
- wherein a first key slot ventilation aperture and a second key slot ventilation aperture are located between the first member of the heat shield and the key slot tab.
A method for assembling a wheel assembly, the method comprising:
- coupling a heat shield comprising a circular geometry to a wheel with a mounting feature, the heat shield located radially inward from a wheel rim and the wheel rim circumferentially surrounding the heat shield;
- and
- coupling a torque bar to a key slot disposed in a key slot tab of the heat shield,
- wherein a first key slot ventilation aperture and a second key slot ventilation aperture are located between a first member of the heat shield and the key slot tab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.