Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Epicyclic gear train
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Application No.: US15984494Application Date: 2018-05-21
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Publication No.: US10577965B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Michael E. McCune , Lawrence E. Portlock , Fredercik M. Schwarz
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Main IPC: F16H57/04
- IPC: F16H57/04 ; F01D15/12 ; F01D25/18 ; F01D25/16 ; F01D1/02 ; F01D5/02 ; F02C7/32 ; F16H57/08

Abstract:
A turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan shaft, at least one tapered bearing mounted on the fan shaft, the fan shaft including at least one passage extending in a direction having at least a radial component, and adjacent the at least one tapered bearing, a fan mounted for rotation on the at least one tapered bearing. An epicyclic gear train is coupled to drive the fan, the epicyclic gear train including a carrier supporting intermediate gears that mesh with a sun gear, and a ring gear surrounding and meshing with the intermediate gears, wherein the epicyclic gear train defines a gear reduction ratio of greater than or equal to 2.3. A turbine section is coupled to drive the fan through the epicyclic gear train, the turbine section having a fan drive turbine that includes a pressure ratio that is greater than 5. The fan includes a pressure ratio that is less than 1.45, and the fan has a bypass ratio of greater than ten (10).
Public/Granted literature
- US20180266266A1 EPICYCLIC GEAR TRAIN Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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