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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Donald J. Christensen, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Louie T. Gaines, Phoenix, AZ (US);
David L. Charles, South Bend, IN (US);
Donald J. Christensen, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Louie T. Gaines, Phoenix, AZ (US);
David L. Charles, South Bend, IN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An aircraft taxi drive system includes a motor that is configured to transfer power to an aircraft wheel via a drive chain, such that the motor rotates the aircraft wheel via the drive chain. In some examples, the drive chain is movable between first and second positions. In the first position, the drive chain, such as an exterior surface of the drive chain, is engaged with a driven sprocket that is mechanically connected to an aircraft wheel. In the second position, the drive chain is disengaged from the driven sprocket.