Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated tail cone and mounted generator
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Application No.: US16354357Application Date: 2019-03-15
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Publication No.: US11319895B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Todd A. Spierling
- 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: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: F02K1/04
- IPC: F02K1/04 ; F01D15/10 ; H02K7/18

Abstract:
A gas turbine engine including: a tail cone; a low pressure compressor; a low pressure turbine; a low speed spool interconnecting the low pressure compressor and the low pressure turbine; an electric generator located within the tail cone, the electric generator being operably connected to the low speed spool; a structural support housing at least partially enclosing the electric generator, the structural support housing being located within the tail cone; and a mounting system located within the tail cone between the structural support housing and the tail cone, wherein the mounting system attaches the tail cone to the structural support housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200291890A1 INTEGRATED TAIL CONE AND MOUNTED GENERATOR Public/Granted day:2020-09-17
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