Alliedsignal Inc.

Honeywell International Inc.

South Bend Controls, Inc.

Andrew S Haynes

Brian G Harker

Stanley W May

David A Niespodziany

Esaw Harris

Joseph M Patko

Charles A Parker

Jonathan T Beehler

Matthew D Spray

David D McAfee

Bradley E Fish

Todd R Auel

Steve Hodge

Charles T Zakreski

In some examples, an assembly includes a rotor drive key configured to fit around a wheel boss defined by a wheel of a vehicle. The rotor drive key includes a support member. The assembly further comprises a fastener configured to extend through the wheel boss and the support member in a substantially axial direction of the wheel when the rotor drive key is fit around the wheel boss. A fastening member is configured to engage with a portion of the fastener extending beyond the support member.

Rotor drive key assembly

A method of mounting a hubcap on a wheel that involves providing a wheel having an annular hub surrounding an axis of rotation, the hub including a first periphery extending along the circumference of a circle surrounding the axis of rotation and a second periphery spaced from the circumference of the circle, providing a hubcap having a top wall and a cylindrical sidewall extending from the top wall, the cylindrical sidewall having an end edge spaced from the top wall and a circumferential flange projecting from the cylindrical side wall, the circumferential flange having a sidewall and an alignment tab projecting from the sidewall, aligning the hubcap alignment tab with the second periphery, placing the hubcap sidewall against the hub and the alignment tab over the second periphery, and clamping the hubcap to the wheel. Also a wheel () including a hubcap () and a clamp ().

Wheel having hubcap clamp mounted to improve wheel balance and method of balancing a wheel using a hubcap clamp

A convertible aircraft brake assembly (,) designed as original equipment to have heat sinks comprising a steel heat sink (,) aircraft brake assembly and a carbon-carbon composite heat sink (,) aircraft brake assembly. When the aircraft brake assembly is converted from one type of heat sink to the other, the conversion is accomplished with minimal changes in component parts. The conversion can be accomplished without any changes in the piston housing (,), torque tube (,), and wheel (,) because the heat sinks include therein respective components which enable each heat sink to be utilized with the commonly used piston housing (,), torque tube (,), and wheel (,).

Methods of converting aircraft brake assemblies

Method of converting aircraft brake assemblies

A convertible aircraft brake assembly (,) designed as original equipment to have heat sinks comprising a steel heat sink (,) aircraft brake assembly and a carbon&mdash;carbon composite heat sink (,) aircraft brake assembly. When the aircraft brake assembly is converted from one type of heat sink to the other, the conversion is accomplished with minimal changes in component parts. The conversion can be accomplished without any changes in the piston housing (,), torque tube (,), and wheel (,) because the heat sinks include therein respective components which enable each heat sink to be utilized with the commonly used piston housing (,), torque tube (,), and wheel (,).

A convertible aircraft brake assembly (10, 60, 77, 78, 83, 85, 96, 120, 130) designed as original equipment to have heat sinks comprising a steel heat sink (20, 70, 80, 90, 91, 100, 110, 122) aircraft brake assembly and a carbon--carbon composite heat sink (40) aircraft brake assembly. When the aircraft brake assembly is converted from one type of heat sink to the other, the conversion is accomplished with minimal changes in component parts. The conversion can be accomplished without any changes in the piston housing (14), torque tube (12), and wheel (30) because the heat sinks include therein respective components which enable each heat sink to be utilized with the commonly used piston housing (14), torque tube (12), and wheel (30).

A multiple component solenoid valve having a valve part, solenoid part and cap part. The solenoid part which actuates the valve part is reversible relative to the valve part so as to allow the valve to be either of a normally-open type or a normally closed-typed.

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New Carlisle, IN, United States of America

Andrew S Haynes