Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Planet gear having failure mode optimized for continued planetary gear system operation
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Application No.: US15656487Application Date: 2017-07-21
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Publication No.: US10969001B2Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Ryan Thomas Ehinger , Ron Woods
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Lightfoot & Alford PLLC
- Main IPC: F16H57/08
- IPC: F16H57/08 ; F16H55/08 ; F16H1/28 ; G01M13/021 ; F16H57/00
Abstract:
A method of optimizing a planetary gear system for continued operation after failure of a planet gear includes providing a planetary gear system and reducing a backup ratio of a planet gear of the planetary gear system by reducing a rim thickness of the planet gear.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190024780A1 Planet Gear Having Failure Mode Optimized for Continued Planetary Gear System Operation Public/Granted day:2019-01-24
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