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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2007
James J. Cress, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Charles F. Sarver, Bremen, IN (US);
James J. Cress, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Charles F. Sarver, Bremen, IN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An aircraft brake system () includes a torque tube (), a plurality of spaced stators () mounted on the torque tube (), a wheel () surrounding the torque tube () and a plurality of rotors () connected to the wheel () and projecting into the spaces between adjacent ones of the stators (). A backing plate () mounted on the torque tube () has a first side () facing the rotors () and a second side () facing away from the rotors (), and the second side () includes a plurality of keyways (). A plurality of torque pads () are connected to the torque tube (), each having a body () with a first surface () contacting the second side () of the backing plate () and at least one key () projecting from the first surface () into one of the plurality of keyways (). Also a torque pad () and a method of connecting a backing plate to a torque tube.