Wheel bearing of an aircraft landing gear

US8992093B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Torsten Dotzel · Euerbach, DE
• Robin Lang · Witham, GB
• Christian Proeschel · Würzburg, DE
• Wilhelm Sebald · Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld, DE
• Gerhard Kreiselmeier · Dittelbrunn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 27, 2008
• Grant date: Mar 31, 2015
• Expiry date: Feb 18, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C2326/43
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wheel bearing for aircraft, that has a long service life and is reliable. The wheel bearing has a small number of individual parts and components that are simple to handle, to mount or to dismount. The wheel bearing of an aircraft landing gear has a wheel rim that is rotationally mounted about an axis over two roller bearings of a bearing arrangement. The external rings of the roller bearings are received together in a single-piece external ring bearing housing. The wheel rim can be detachably connected to the bearing arrangement in such a manner that it can be mounted or dismounted independently from the bearing arrangement.