• Patent Title: Geared gas turbine engine
  • Application No.: US15971023
    Application Date: 2018-05-04
  • Publication No.: US10815900B2
    Publication Date: 2020-10-27
  • Inventor: Jason J. Madge
  • Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
  • Applicant Address: GB London
  • Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
  • Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
  • Current Assignee Address: GB London
  • Agency: Oliff PLC
  • Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@7d89c1a8
  • Main IPC: F02C7/36
  • IPC: F02C7/36
Geared gas turbine engine
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine comprises a gearbox including a first epicyclic gearbox and a second epicyclic gearbox. The first epicyclic gearbox comprises a first sun gear meshing with the first planet gears and the first planet gears meshing with a first annulus gear. The second epicyclic gearbox comprises a second sun gear meshing with the second planet gears and the second planet gears meshing with a second annulus gear. An input shaft is arranged to drive the first sun gear and a first planet gear carrier is arranged to drive a propulsor. The first and second annulus gears are fixed to a static structure. A first clutch is arranged between the first planet gear carrier and the second planet gear carrier and a second clutch is arranged between the second sun gear and the input shaft. The gearbox is more efficient at cruise conditions.
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