AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. An aircraft landing gear assembly comprising:
- a main strut;
a bogie beam coupled to a lower end region of the main strut;
a steerable axle pivotally coupled to the bogie beam, so as to define an axle pivot axis;
first and second wheel assemblies, mounted on the axle on opposite sides of the bogie beam, each wheel assembly comprising a respective wheel and a respective brake disc attached to the respective wheel and arranged to rotate with the respective wheel;
first and second brake plates mounted on the axle, each of the first and second brake plates being displaceable towards and away from a respective one of the brake discs to provide a braking force to the wheels upon contact with the first and second brake discs;
a cross member coupled between the first and second brake plates, the cross member being distinct from the steerable axle;
a brake rod having a first end region pivotally coupled to the cross member so as to define a cross member pivot axis, and a second end region arranged to be attached to an anchor point on the aircraft landing gear;
wherein the axle pivot axis and the cross member pivot axis are generally coaxial.
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Abstract
An aircraft landing gear assembly having: a bogie beam coupled to a strut; a steerable axle mounted on the bogie beam, first and second wheel assemblies, mounted on the axle, each wheel assembly including a wheel and a brake disc attached to each wheel and arranged to rotate with the wheel; first and second brake plates mounted on the axle arranged to provide a braking force to the wheels upon contact with the first and second brake discs; a cross member coupled between the first and second brake plates; a brake rod, pivotally connected to the cross member at a first end and arranged to be attached to an anchor point on the aircraft landing gear at a second end; wherein the pivot axis of the axle and the pivot axis of the cross member are generally coaxial.
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11 Claims
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1. An aircraft landing gear assembly comprising:
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a main strut; a bogie beam coupled to a lower end region of the main strut; a steerable axle pivotally coupled to the bogie beam, so as to define an axle pivot axis; first and second wheel assemblies, mounted on the axle on opposite sides of the bogie beam, each wheel assembly comprising a respective wheel and a respective brake disc attached to the respective wheel and arranged to rotate with the respective wheel; first and second brake plates mounted on the axle, each of the first and second brake plates being displaceable towards and away from a respective one of the brake discs to provide a braking force to the wheels upon contact with the first and second brake discs; a cross member coupled between the first and second brake plates, the cross member being distinct from the steerable axle; a brake rod having a first end region pivotally coupled to the cross member so as to define a cross member pivot axis, and a second end region arranged to be attached to an anchor point on the aircraft landing gear; wherein the axle pivot axis and the cross member pivot axis are generally coaxial. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of forming an aircraft landing gear assembly, the method comprising:
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providing a landing gear assembly comprising; a main strut, a bogie beam coupled to a lower end region of the main strut, a steerable axle pivotally coupled to the bogie beam, first and second wheel assemblies, mounted on the axle on opposite sides of the bogie beam, each wheel assembly comprising a respective wheel and a respective brake disc attached to the respective wheel and arranged to rotate with the respective wheel, and first and second brake plates mounted on the axle and being displaceable towards and away from the brake discs to provide a braking force to the wheels upon contact with the first and second brake discs; coupling a cross member between the first and second brake plates; and pivotally coupling a first end region of a brake rod to the cross member and coupling a second end region of the brake rod to an anchor point on the aircraft landing gear such that the pivot axis of the axle and the pivot axis of the cross member are generally coaxial.
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Specification