Aircraft landing gear with integrated brake actuation system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6581730
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09659995

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An aircraft brake assembly, wherein the actuator portion of the brake assembly is no longer provided as part of the brake assembly but instead as part of the aircraft landing gear. Accordingly, the actuator portion or individual actuators assemblies are designated as Line Replacement Units (LRUs), which are replaceable independently of other brake components, e.g., the torque tube and heat sink, which then comprise the brake assembly designated as a separate LRU. This new arrangement is particularly suited to electro-mechanically actuated brakes, where actuator maintenance intervals will typically be more closely related to landing gear maintenance intervals than to brake maintenance (i.e., hydraulic actuator and/or heat sink maintenance). The invention also provides for more effective and desirable mounting of one or more electro-mechanical actuators wherein reactionary loads are transferred in compression as opposed to in tension through mounting bolts or other removable fasteners.

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B F GOODRICH COMPANY THE277 PARK AVE NEW YORK NY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Christ, Franklin C Pompton Plains, NJ 8 211
Haugen, Derolle E Dayton, OH 2 21
Haydon, Thomas H Troy, OH 3 30
Ralea, Mihai Boonton Township, NJ 18 491

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