Patent ID: 11884250
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 12:
13. A system comprising:
a brake assembly configured to be positioned within a wheel cavity of a wheel,
wherein the brake assembly includes a torque tube and a spline positioned on the torque tube,
wherein the spline, or the spline and the torque tube, define a cavity extending within the spline, the cavity defining a cooling channel, and
wherein the cooling channel defines a channel inlet and a plurality of channel outlets;
a fan configured to provide a flow of cooling fluid; and
a distributor including a distributor inlet and a distributor outlet,
wherein the distributor is configured to receive the flow of cooling fluid from the fan through the distributor inlet and supply the flow of cooling fluid to the cooling channel through the distributor outlet, and
wherein the cooling channel is configured to distribute the cooling fluid over a displacement substantially parallel to an axis of the wheel using the plurality of channel outlets when the distributor provides the cooling fluid to the channel inlet and the brake assembly is positioned within the wheel cavity.