Alliedsignal Inc.

Esaw Harris

Stanley W May

David A Niespodziany

Brian G Harker

Andrew S Haynes

Joseph M Patko

Sean W Linden

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) designed as original equipment to have heat sinks comprising a steel heat sink (20) 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).

Method of converting an aircraft brake assembly

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).

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