Goodrich Corporation

Jerry Miller

Nathaniel John Herrmann

Marcin Szymon Sokołowski

Jay Gray Peterson

Robert French

Gary C Riebe

John Joseph Enright

John A Stevenson

Paul J Howard

Joshua Craig Houser

Jacob Allen Dickel

Bartłomiej Kamil Żuk

Keith Gorby

Bartlomiej Kamil Zuk

Marcin Szymon Sokolowski

Bartłomiej Kamil Zuk

Miros Aw Sosnowski

A heat shield for a wheel assembly may comprise a plurality of heat shield segments and a plurality of heat shield retainers coupled to the plurality of heat shield segments. A plurality of shield bumpers may be coupled to a radially outward surface of each heat shield segment of the plurality of arcuate heat shield segments. A first retainer bumper may be located over a first radially outward surface of each heat shield retainer of the plurality of heat shield retainers.

Heat shield retainers and heat shield bumper placement

A retainer for connecting two panels of a heat shield assembly, the retainer comprising: a central elongate panel having a length l and a width w, a top end, a bottom end and first and second long sides extending from the top end to the bottom end; a first side panel extending along the first long side of the central elongate panel and a second side panel extending along the second long side of the central elongate panel; and wherein reinforcement features are applied to a surface of the central elongate panel.

Heat shield panel retainer

A retainer assembly may comprise: a retainer main body having a first mounting flange, a second mounting flange, a body portion, a first rib and a second rib, the body portion extending from the first mounting flange to the second mounting flange, the first rib extending from the second mounting flange towards the first mounting flange, the second rib extending from the second mounting flange towards the first mounting flange, the first rib and the second rib extending orthogonal to the body portion; and a retainer sleeve having a first slot extending from the first axial end towards the second axial end and a second slot extending from the first axial end towards the second axial end, a portion of the first rib disposed in the first slot, and a portion of the second rib disposed in the second slot.

Wheel assembly with torque bar bracket ribs

A heat shield assembly is disclosed. In various embodiments, the heat shield assembly includes a first heat shield segment having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end, the first end including a first hook member and the second end including a second hook member; and a first heat shield retainer including a first clip member configured to engage the first hook member and a second clip member.

Heat shield retainer and method

A heat shield assembly includes a first heat shield segment having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end, and a heat shield retainer including a radial extension, wherein a torque bar aperture extends through the radial extension, the torque bar aperture configured to receive a torque bar. The heat shield retainer is secured from radial movement via the radial extension.

Heat shield retainer and methods

The present disclosure includes a wheel assembly having a tie bolt retention system. Tie bolt retention systems of the present disclosure include retention holes and retention elements. Retention elements may engage retention holes to prevent loosening or disengagement of a tie nut from the tie bolt.

Wheel assembly tie bolt retention system

A wheel and brake assembly () having a torque bar () supported at a mid-span location. The torque bar () can be pre-loaded at a mid-span location. The pre-load can be effected by a spacer block () that is interposed between the wheel well and the torque bar (). The method and device of the present invention can be used with existing wheel and brake assemblies. The spacer block can be a two-part spacer block.

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Kettering, OH, United States of America

Jerry Miller