Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Geared gas turbine engine and a gearbox
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Application No.: US15625523Application Date: 2017-06-16
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Publication No.: US10458274B2Publication Date: 2019-10-29
- Inventor: Phillip J Doorbar , 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: GB1612081.8 20160712
- Main IPC: F01D25/00
- IPC: F01D25/00 ; F01D15/12 ; F01D5/06 ; F01D15/08 ; F01D25/16 ; F16H1/28 ; F16H57/08 ; F02C7/36

Abstract:
A gas turbine engine comprises a gearbox comprises a sun gear, an annulus gear, a plurality of planet gears and a carrier. The sun gear meshes with the planet gears and the planet gears mesh with the annulus gear. The planet gear carrier comprising a first ring, a second ring spaced axially from the first ring and a plurality of circumferentially spaced axles extending axially between the first ring and the second ring. Each planet gear is rotatably mounted on a respective one of the axles and the axles are arranged at a first radius. At least one of the first ring and the second ring comprises a metal matrix composite material ring and the metal matrix composite ring comprises a ring of reinforcing fibres and the ring of reinforcing fibres having a second radius greater than the first radius.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180016938A1 GEARED GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND A GEARBOX Public/Granted day:2018-01-18
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