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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
David D. Mcafee, Niles, MI (US);
Slawomir T. Fryska, Granger, IN (US);
David D. McAfee, Niles, MI (US);
Slawomir T. Fryska, Granger, IN (US);
Honeywell International, Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of increasing carbon disc utilization in aircraft carbon brakes. A brake () is initially assembled with a heat stack () of alternating thick rotors (R–R) and thin stators (S–S). When the piston () is fully extended, it is retracted and a spacer () is inserted between the piston () and the original heat stack (). The brake () is then subjected to a another half tour. After this half tour, the brake () is overhauled, and the now-thin discs (S–SPP and BP) are replaced with thick discs to form another heat stack (). For the next half tour, no spacer is used between the piston () and the heat stack (). At the end of this half tour and the piston () is fully extended, a spacer () is inserted between the piston () and the heat stack (). The heat stack () remains unchanged. For the next half tour, it is accomplished with the spacer (). When this half tour is completed, the worn out rotors are replaced with new thick rotors and the process can be repeated.