Hybrid aircraft wheel having metal and composite portions

An aircraft wheel (14) comprises a metal support structure (30) having a first annular ring (31) and a second annular ring (32) connected via at least one connecting element (37); and a fiber-enforced, molded-composite body. The metal support structure (30) is at least partially embedded in the comp...

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Hauptverfasser:	KOUCOUTHAKIS, MANUEL G, BYE, RICHARD L, STEVENSON, JAMES F, SIMPSON, ALLEN H, STEINKE, DOUGLAS J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AEROPLANES AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING AIRCRAFT AVIATION AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS CASTORS COSMONAUTICS HELICOPTERS INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS TRANSPORTING VEHICLE WHEELS VEHICLES IN GENERAL WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	An aircraft wheel (14) comprises a metal support structure (30) having a first annular ring (31) and a second annular ring (32) connected via at least one connecting element (37); and a fiber-enforced, molded-composite body. The metal support structure (30) is at least partially embedded in the composite body to form a first aircraft wheel section (20, 22) having a rim flange (16a, 16b) for forming a seal with a tire.