Patent ID: 6119817
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of converting an aircraft brake assembly designed as original equipment to be convertible from a first heat sink of a carbon brake assembly to a second heat sink of a steel brake assembly, the aircraft brake assembly for connection with a surrounding wheel via rotor disks of the respective heat sink, each heat sink including a pressure plate disk, rotor disks, stator disks, and a backing plate disk, the brake assembly comprising the first heat sink, a torque tube connected with the stator disks of the first heat sink and including a backing plate with pad means for engaging the backing plate disk, a piston housing connected by means for connecting with the torque tube, and a spacer member, the piston housing having a plurality of pistons located a distance from the pressure plate disk, the first heat sink having an overall axial length substantially filling an axial space between the pistons and pad means, comprising the steps of:disassembling the piston housing, torque tube, connecting means, spacer member, and first heat sink, andassembling the second heat sink, torque tube, piston housing, connecting means, and spacer member wherein the second heat sink comprises a steel heat sink having friction material on one of the rotor disks and stator disks thereof with the friction material having axial thicknesses such that the second heat sink substantially fills said axial space and positions the pressure plate disk of the second heat sink at substantially said distance from the pistons.