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Granted Patent B2
US 12687436 · App. 18/071,464 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Holder for component of temperature sensing system

Inventors: Mauricio Pereira Da Cunha (Orono, ME); Robert J. Lad (Orono, ME); Ian White (Bristol, GB); Kurt Bruggemann (Bristol, GB); Richard Downing (Bristol, GB); Maud Consola (Bristol, GB)
Assignees: Airbus Operations Limited; Airbus Operations (SAS)
G01K1/14B64C25/42G01K1/024G01K11/265
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Patent No.
US 12687436
App. No.
18/071,464
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A holder for a wireless relay device is disclosed including a rigid hollow arm member to be received in a groove in a torque tube spline of an aircraft wheel brake; and a support member to support the wireless relay device, the support member mechanically coupled to the rigid hollow arm member towards a first end of the rigid hollow arm member, wherein: the rigid hollow arm member provides a conduit for a communications cable to couple to the wireless relay device. Also disclosed is an aircraft wheel brake comprising the holder and an aircraft comprising the aircraft wheel brake.

Claims (17)

1 . A holder for a wireless relay device, the holder comprising:

a rigid hollow arm member to be received in a groove in a torque tube spline of an aircraft wheel brake; wherein the rigid hollow arm member is extendable; and

a support member to support the wireless relay device, the support member mechanically coupled to the rigid hollow arm member towards a first end of the rigid hollow arm member,

wherein:

the rigid hollow arm member provides a conduit for a communications cable to couple to the wireless relay device.

2 . The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the rigid hollow arm member comprises an orifice towards the first end to permit the communications cable to the exit the rigid hollow arm member to couple to the wireless relay device.

3 . The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the rigid hollow arm member has a circular cross-section.

4 . The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the support member is a relay frame to accommodate the wireless relay device.

5 . The holder according to claim 4 , further comprising a frame border to hold the wireless relay device in position within the relay frame.

6 . The holder according to claim 4 , wherein longitudinal edges of the relay frame closest to the rigid hollow arm member are chamfered.

7 . The holder according to claim 1 , further comprising the communications cable accommodated in the rigid hollow arm member; and

the wireless relay device accommodated in the support member.

8 . The holder according to claim 7 , wherein the communications cable carries one or more wires/cables for respective one or more redundant connections to the wireless relay device.

9 . The holder according to claim 7 , wherein the communications cable is coupled to the wireless relay device via a brazed connection.

10 . The holder according to claim 1 , further comprising a mounting structure towards a second end of the rigid hollow arm member, opposite to the first end, the mounting structure permitting attachment to a torque tube of the aircraft wheel brake.

11 . An aircraft wheel brake comprising the holder according to claim 1 installed on a torque tube of said aircraft wheel brake.

12 . An aircraft comprising the aircraft wheel brake according to claim 11 .