Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible support structure for a geared architecture gas turbine engine
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Application No.: US16406371Application Date: 2019-05-08
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Publication No.: US11021997B2Publication Date: 2021-06-01
- Inventor: Michael E. McCune , Jason Husband
- Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Main IPC: F01D25/16
- IPC: F01D25/16 ; F02C7/32 ; F02C7/36 ; F01D15/12 ; F01D25/28 ; F01D5/06 ; F01D9/02 ; F02K3/06 ; F04D25/04 ; F04D29/053 ; F04D29/32 ; F04D19/02 ; F04D29/056

Abstract:
A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan shaft configured to drive a fan, a support configured to support at least a portion of the fan shaft, the support defining a support transverse stiffness and a support lateral stiffness, a gear system coupled to the fan shaft, and a flexible support configured to at least partially support the gear system. The flexible support defines a flexible support transverse stiffness with respect to the support transverse stiffness and a flexible support lateral stiffness with respect to the support lateral stiffness. The input defines an input transverse stiffness with respect to the support transverse stiffness and an input lateral stiffness with respect to the support lateral stiffness.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200291816A1 FLEXIBLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A GEARED ARCHITECTURE GAS TURBINE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2020-09-17
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