Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible support structure for a geared architecture gas turbine engine
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Application No.: US15185292Application Date: 2016-06-17
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Publication No.: US10539222B2Publication Date: 2020-01-21
- Inventor: Michael E. McCune , Jason Husband
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Main IPC: F02C7/36
- IPC: F02C7/36 ; F16H57/028 ; F01D25/16 ; F02K3/06 ; F04D25/02 ; F04D29/053 ; F04D29/056 ; F16H1/28

Abstract:
A geared architecture for a gas turbine engine includes a fan shaft and a frame which supports said fan shaft. The frame defines a frame stiffness. A plurality of gears drives the fan shaft and includes a gear mesh that defines a gear mesh stiffness. A stiffness of a ring gear of the plurality of gears is less than about 20% of the gear mesh stiffness. A flexible support supports the geared architecture and defines a flexible support stiffness. An input coupling to the plurality of gears defines an input coupling stiffness. The flexible support stiffness and the input coupling stiffness are each less than about 11% of the frame stiffness.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160319829A1 FLEXIBLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A GEARED ARCHITECTURE GAS TURBINE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2016-11-03
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