Aircraft brake shipping container
US4790430A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 1988 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container for shipping brake assemblies includes a base support member, a body tube, and a top closure member. A threaded shaft is provided extending axially through the body tube from above the top closure member to a nut imbedded in the base support member. A snug nut is provided on the threaded shaft just above the top closure member and tightening the snug nut clamps together the body tube and top and base members. Upper and lower truncated cone-shaped assemblies are provided and mounted on the threaded shaft with the truncated ends facing one another and the lower assembly affixed to the base support member. A plug nut is provided for clamping the cone assemblies together and to the base support member when brake assemblies are mounted between them. For more fragile carbon brake heatsinks, a post-and-bellows assembly may be provided whereby carbon brake heatsinks are mounted on guide posts extending from a shock absorbing bellows and held in place by a plug nut tightened against an impact absorbing wheel-like assembly. The container's top and base members may have either circular peripheries to facilitate rolling transport of containers or polygonal peripheries to inhibit su…
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