Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gearbox and a geared gas turbine engine
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Application No.: US16433068Application Date: 2019-06-06
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Publication No.: US10859155B2Publication Date: 2020-12-08
- Inventor: Daniel Clark , Andrew R Ramshaw , Peter J Dixon
- 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: GB1809373.2 20180607
- Main IPC: F16H57/08
- IPC: F16H57/08 ; F01D25/18 ; F02C7/36 ; F02K3/06 ; F16H1/28 ; F16H57/04

Abstract:
A gearbox includes a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears, an annulus gear and a planet carrier. The planet carrier includes a first ring, second ring spaced axially from the first ring, a plurality of circumferentially spaced axles and a plurality of circumferentially spaced support structures extending axially between and secured to the first ring and second ring. Each planet gear is rotatably mounted on a respective one of the axles. The first ring has a plurality of circumferentially spaced recesses and the second ring has a plurality of circumferentially spaced recesses. Each recess in the second ring is aligned with a corresponding one of the recesses in the first ring. A first end of each support structure locates in a recess in the first ring. A second end of each support structure locates in a recess in the second ring. Each support structure comprises a fused powdered material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190376596A1 GEARBOX AND A GEARED GAS TURBINE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2019-12-12
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