A clutch assembly for an aircraft drive wheel drive system to move an aircraft independently on the ground is provided. The clutch is mounted within an aircraft drive wheel to be operatively engaged and disengaged to selectively actuate a roller traction or other drive system to activate a non-engine drive means to drive the wheel and the aircraft. One embodiment of the clutch assembly includes a plurality of pivoted sprag elements selectively activatable to transmit torque between inner and outer clutch members and activate the drive wheel drive system. The clutch assembly may also include mating crown gear and straight gear elements integrated with the drive system to reduce stresses on the drive system as the drive means is actuated. Various arrangements of sprags and clutch assembly components may be provided to monitor and selectively control disengagement of the clutch assembly and communicate disengagement to selectively prevent drive system actuation.
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT DRIVE WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM
2017-05-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / F16D COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION , Nicht schaltbare Kupplungen / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen |
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