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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1985
Ronald C Lilley, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Edgar J Ruof, Akron, OH (US);
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
This invention provides for heating a brake assembly electrically to prevent it from freezing. More specifically this invention provides for heating electrically an aircraft multi-disk brake assembly. An electric resistance heating element 12 is adapted to form a heater 10 to provide heating to a brake stack 44. Heat may be transferred either directly to the brake stack 44 or indirectly by first heating a member of the brake assembly 36. This member in turn transfers heat to the brake stack. The heater 10 may be formed to fit within the cavity formed by a torque tube 26 wherein the heater abuts a substantial portion of the torque tube 26. Signals from a thermocouple may be used for activation and deactivation of the heater 10.