An aircraft wheel comprising a hub for mounting the wheel on a landing gear axle for rotation, and a rim with edge flanges for receiving a tire, the rim being secured to the hub by a web. The hub receives releasably a bearing box comprising two bearings, each having an inner and an outer ring mounted between a bushing for engaging on the axle with an outside wall shaped to receive the inner rings, the bushing having one end shaped as an abutment and another end shaped to receive a pre-loading nut. A sleeve extends around the bushing and has (1) an inside wall with shoulders to hold the outer rings axially and (2) an outer wall shaped to be received as a sliding fit in a bearing of the hub, with one end shaped as an abutment and another end shaped to receive a stop nut.
Aircraft wheel with a separable bearing box
2020-11-10
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch