Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drive assembly for a gas turbine engine
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Application No.: US15472357Application Date: 2017-03-29
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Publication No.: US10648368B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Matthew Allen Slayter , Tyler L. Klipp
- Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Main IPC: F01D25/36
- IPC: F01D25/36 ; F02C7/32 ; F02C7/36 ; F02C7/277

Abstract:
A drive assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary embodiment includes, among other things, an epicyclic gear train having an input and an output, the input coupled to a first turbine, the output coupled to an accessory drive shaft, and at least one engagement feature on a component of the gear train. An actuator is engageable with the at least one engagement feature to cause the accessory drive shaft to rotate. A method of driving a section of a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180283218A1 DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2018-10-04
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