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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11685520 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2020

Aerodynamic noise reducing thin-skin landing gear structures and manufacturing techniques

Applicant:

Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Richard A. Himmelmann, Beloit, WI (US);

Stephen E. Tongue, Hampden, MA (US);

Assignee:

Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Jacob J Cigna

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/04 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B64C 25/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/173 (2006.01); B23K 9/23 (2006.01); B64C 25/10 (2006.01); B64C 25/34 (2006.01); B64C 25/60 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23K 15/00 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01); B23K 103/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/00 (2013.01); B23K 9/044 (2013.01); B23K 9/173 (2013.01); B23K 9/23 (2013.01); B23K 15/0086 (2013.01); B23K 15/0093 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B64C 25/10 (2013.01); B64C 25/34 (2013.01); B64C 25/60 (2013.01); B23K 2101/006 (2018.08); B23K 2103/10 (2018.08); B23K 2103/14 (2018.08); B64C 2025/003 (2013.01); B64C 2025/006 (2013.01);
Abstract

A thin-skin support member is provided. The thin-skin support member may include a semi-circular edge and a flat edge that define a hollow cavity. A cylindrical cavity may be adjacent the hollow cavity and at least partially defined by the semi-circular edge. The cylindrical cavity may be configured to retain a strut assembly. A mounting interface may be coupled to the semi-circular edge and the flat edge. A torsion interface may be disposed adjacent the cylindrical cavity and configured to receive a torsion link. The thin-skin support member may be made using additive manufacturing and thus may have a grain structure grown in the direction of material being added.

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