IP Library Granted Patent US 11,603,079
Granted Patent B2
US 11,603,079 · App. 16/770,233 · Granted Mar 14, 2023

Dynamic no-back brake having a damping element

Inventor: Anton Gaile (Leutkirch, DE)
Assignee: Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH
B60T7/12B60T1/062B64C13/28B64D2045/001F16D2125/36
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Patent No.
US 11,603,079
App. No.
16/770,233
Granted
Mar 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a mechanical non-return mechanism for an aircraft application, wherein the aircraft application can be part of a flight control. The non-return mechanism comprises at least one drag brake, at least one main brake, and at least one ball ramp mechanism.

Claims (16)

1. A mechanical non-return mechanism for an aircraft application as part of a flight control, comprising

at least one drag brake,

at least one main brake,

at least one ball ramp mechanism, and

at least one separate friction washer, wherein

the main brake and the drag brake are spaced apart from one another and coupled to one another by said at least one separate friction washer,

the friction washer is arranged in an axial direction between the main brake and the drag brake, and

radial outer ( 5 ) and inner ( 6 ) regions of the friction washer ( 4 ) have different axial thicknesses.

2. A mechanical non-return mechanism in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the drag brake is arranged between the friction washer and the ball ramp mechanism in an axial direction of the non-return mechanism.

3. A mechanical non-return mechanism in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the friction washer comprises a region configured as hollow cylindrical and supported on a shaft in the radial direction.

4. A mechanical non-return mechanism in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a radially outer region of the friction washer is configured to be in contact with the main brake and the drag brake.

5. A mechanical non-return mechanism in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a radially outer region of the friction washer has a same radial position as balls of the ball ramp mechanism and/or contact regions of the drag brake and/or of the main brake.

6. A mechanical non-return mechanism in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the drag brake is coupled to a part of the ball ramp mechanism via a toothed arrangement and the main brake is coupled to another part of the ball ramp mechanism.

7. A mechanical non-return mechanism in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the friction washer is produced from bronze.

8. A mechanical non-return mechanism in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the non-return mechanism is configured such that friction is proportional to applied torque.

9. A mechanical non-return mechanism in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the non-return mechanism is configured to apply constant friction between ball ramp parts.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2020
From: GAILE, ANTON
To: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH
Reel/Frame 053709/0011 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 129 235.7 · Dec 8, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200377063A1 · Dec 3, 2020
Cited By (2)
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