Friction-based shimmy damper for landing gear

摘要

A system for damping vibration and/or shimmy of a landing gear system is disclosed. The system is a friction-based damping system that utilizes a friction pad and friction wedge to dampen vibration and/or shimmy. The friction pad may be coupled to an apex pin that is used to couple a first torque link and a second torque link together. The friction wedge may be a made of a wearable and/or consumable material.

主权项

1. A torque link assembly comprising:
a first torque link; a second torque link coupled to the first torque link via an apex pin; a friction pad coupled to one end of the apex pin; and a friction wedge mounted to at least one of the first torque link and the second torque link; wherein the friction pad is configured to engage with the friction wedge to dampen relative movement between the first torque link and the second torque link.