Goodrich Corporation

Nathaniel John Herrmann

Scott Whittle

Jerry Miller

Robert French

John A Stevenson

Richard A Kipp

Timothy Kyle Todd

Jay Gray Peterson

Wenping Zhao

Gary C Riebe

Phillip E Cooley

Paul J Howard

Marcin Szymon Sokołowski

Bartłomiej Kamil Żuk

Jantzen Hinton

Jacob Allen Dickel

Bartlomiej Kamil Zuk

Marcin Szymon Sokolowski

Nicholas Edward Scaggs

Miros Aw Sosnowski

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

An attachment bracket for fastening a heat shield panel of a wheel assembly to a radially inner surface of a wheel, the bracket having an essentially Z-shaped structure comprising an attachment part defining two inner contact surfaces in a first plane each shaped to form, in use, a surface contact with the radially outer surface of the heat shield panel, and a wheel connector part defining an outer contact surface in a second plane arranged to form, in use, a surface contact with the wheel when the heat shield panel is located in position relative to the wheel, where the first and second planes are essentially parallel but spaced apart in the axial direction of the wheel, and a sloping connector part extending from the first plane to the second plane connecting a first end of the attachment part to a first end of the wheel connector part.

Heat shield panel attachment bracket

An aircraft brake insulator assembly for a brake mechanism of an aircraft includes a torque barrel assembly and a multi-layer insulator. The torque barrel assembly includes a torque plate and a torque barrel coupled to the torque plate. The multi-layer insulator is configured to be located between a piston housing of the brake mechanism and the torque plate. The multi-layer insulator includes a first insulator layer and a second insulator layer contacting the first insulator layer.

Multi-layer aircraft brake insulator

A heat shield assembly for a wheel is disclosed. The heat shield assembly includes a heat shield having a pair of heat shield ends. A bifurcated seam mounting bracket includes a first bracket section that is fixed relative one of the heat shield ends, along with a second bracket section that is fixed relative to the other of the heat shield ends. The second bracket section may be directly mounted to the heat shield. A seam clasp section may be directly mounted to both the heat shield and the first bracket section such that the first bracket section is indirectly mounted to the heat shield.

Bifurcated heat shield attachment bracket

A heat shield for a wheel is disclosed. A torque bar may be used to mount the heat shield to the wheel, and includes a connector in the form of a stem and a head. A stiffening or reinforcement plate is mounted to the heat shield with a torque bar mounting aperture extending through the reinforcement plate being disposed about at least part of a torque bar mounting aperture extending through the heat shield. The torque bar mounting aperture of the reinforcement plate is disposed/configured such that the head of the torque bar may be disposed in overlying relation to portions of an outer surface of the heat shield that are on opposite sides of the torque bar mounting aperture through the heat shield that are exposed by the torque bar mounting aperture through the reinforcement plate.

Heat shield assembly with stiffening plate

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 torque barrel for use with a brake system may comprise a torque barrel having a cylindrical structure including an inner surface, an outer surface, a first opening at a first end, and a second opening at an opposing second end; and a longitudinal hole disposed through the outer surface of the barrel between a first spline of the plurality of splines and a second spline of the plurality of splines.

Slotted torque plate barrel

A method of manufacturing a plurality of wear liner segments may comprise selecting a number of wear liner segments for a wear liner assembly. The wear liner assembly may be annular in shape. The number of wear liner segments may selected based on minimizing a waste portion of a textile board and/or maximizing a production capacity of a plurality of the wear liner assembly.

Wear liner manufacturing systems and methods

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

An aircraft landing gear arrangement may comprise a landing gear bogie having an axle, a torque tube surrounding the axle and mechanically coupled to the landing gear bogie. A brake stack may surround the torque tube. The torque tube may comprise a cylindrical body extending between a first end and a second end. A flange may be disposed at the first end. A mating surface may be disposed on the first end or the second end of the torque tube for mating the torque tube to the landing gear bogie. A bogie flange may extend from the landing gear bogie whereby the torque tube may be mounted to the landing gear bogie.

Aircraft brake torque load reaction through landing gear bogie structure

A particle damped torque bar may comprise a body comprising a box beam structure, the body having a neck portion at a first end and an I-beam structure at a second end, wherein the box beam structure extends between the neck portion and the I-beam structure and a cavity within the box beam structure configured to encapsulate a particulate material therewithin.

Particle damping aircraft wheel torque bar

A piston assembly for a multi-disk system may comprise an adjustor sleeve and a piston configured to telescope relative to the adjustor sleeve. A puck may be located at an end of the piston. The piston assembly may include a multi-layer insulator. The multi-layer insulator may comprise a first insulator layer contacting the puck or the piston, and a second insulator layer contacting the first insulator layer. The first and second insulator layers may each comprise a solid disk.

Multi-layer insulator for brake piston

An outboard wheel half has an axis and includes an outboard wheel structure configured to receive at least a portion of a tire. The outboard wheel half also includes a structure defining an alignment hole usable to align a hubcap relative to the structure. The structure defines a pocket circumferentially aligned with the alignment hole to reduce an amount of stress at a location of the alignment hole.

Aircraft wheel hub cap attachment flange stress relieving pockets

A piston housing manufactured by an additive manufacturing process is provided. The piston housing may comprise a plurality of chambers. The chambers may be in fluid communication with one another via non-linear fluid passageways. The non-linear fluid passageways may be defined in structural members configured to stiffen the piston housing.

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Springfield, OH, United States of America

Nathaniel John Herrmann