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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
May. 21, 2008
Applicant:
Bradley J. Baden, Troy, OH (US);
Inventor:
Bradley J. Baden, Troy, OH (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 55/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A brake comprising a brake disk stack including stators alternating with rotors that are rotatable relative to the stators about an axis of the disk stack, an annular torque plate at one axial end of the brake disk stack, and a circumferential arrangement of actuators at the other axial end of the brake disk stack for urging the brake disk stack against the torque plate thereby to effect a braking force on the rotors. A back leg () of the annular torque plate includes a plurality of apertures (-) arranged asymmetrically around the axis of the brake disk stack.