Patent ID: 7780243
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A pilot assembly comprising: a wheel hub having a body, an axis and a hub flange, the hub flange on the hub body, the hub flange comprising a rotor pilot and an outer edge, the rotor pilot on the hub flange adjacent the outer edge; and a rotor comprising a rotor sleeve, a rotor flange extending radially from the sleeve, the rotor attached to the wheel hub, the rotor flange comprising a hub pilot and an outer edge, wherein the hub pilot is adapted to interface with the rotor pilot to concentrically align the hub to the rotor during attachment, and wherein the rotor pilot further comprising a plurality of inboard extending tabs, each tab having a rotor pilot segment thereon, a plurality of outboard extending spokes on the rotor flange, each spoke having a hub pilot segment thereon, the tabs on the hub aligned and disposed to engage the spoke on the rotor at the respective pilots.