Patent ID: 8534600
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: B64C,F16F

Abstract:
1. An aircraft assembly rotational shimmy damper inner member for reception and rotation within an aircraft assembly shimmy damper nonelastomeric outer member inner axial center bore, said aircraft assembly shimmy damper inner member including a nonelastomeric inner member having an outer bonding surface segment, and an elastomeric shimmy damper member encompassing said nonelastomeric inner member outer bonding surface segment, said elastomeric shimmy damper member including an elastomer having an inner bonding surface segment and an outer grooved elastomer surface, said elastomeric damper inner bonding surface segment bonded to said nonelastomeric inner member outer bonding surface segment, said outer grooved elastomer surface includes at least one grease dam for retaining a grease between said elastomeric damper outer grooved elastomer surface and a nonelastomeric outer member frictional interface inner surface segment of an aircraft assembly shimmy damper nonelastomeric outer member inner axial center bore.