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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2007
Applicants:
John J. Enright, Troy, OH (US);
Jerry L. Miller, Kettering, OH (US);
Joshua C. Houser, Wapakoneta, OH (US);
Inventors:
John J. Enright, Troy, OH (US);
Jerry L. Miller, Kettering, OH (US);
Joshua C. Houser, Wapakoneta, OH (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 55/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wheel and brake assembly () having a torque bar () supported at a mid-span location. The torque bar () can be pre-loaded at a mid-span location. The pre-load can be effected by a spacer block () that is interposed between the wheel well and the torque bar (). The method and device of the present invention can be used with existing wheel and brake assemblies. The spacer block can be a two-part spacer block.