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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/50 (2006.01); F16F 6/00 (2006.01); F16F 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/505 (2013.01); F16F 6/005 (2013.01); F16F 15/03 (2013.01); F16F 2222/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shimmy damper for centering a landing gear includes a cap and a housing. The shimmy damper further includes a damper shaft extending from the cap to the housing. The shimmy damper further includes a plurality of magnets configured to exert an opposing force on the cap and the housing via the damper shaft, providing a centering mechanism of the damper shaft within the housing. This centering action in turn provides for the centering of the landing gear during flight.