Patent ID: 11892052
Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 15:
16. A shock strut comprising:
a cylinder;
a piston configured to be at least partially received by the cylinder;
a torque arm coupled between the cylinder and the piston via a pivot;
a visual indicator disposed at the pivot, wherein the visual indicator is visible from an exterior of the shock strut;
a pointer, wherein at least one of the pointer or the visual indicator is configured to rotate with respect to the other of the pointer or the visual indicator in response to the piston translating with respect to the cylinder; and
a pin, the visual indicator comprises a bushing configured to be placed over the pin, and the pointer is configured to be mounted to the pin, wherein at least one of:
the pin is configured to be received by a torque arm whereby the torque arm is mounted to a cylinder of the shock strut; or
the pin comprises a slot configured to accommodate temperature compensating rotation of the pointer.