Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Geared turbofan with four star/planetary gear reduction
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Application No.: US16173051Application Date: 2018-10-29
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Publication No.: US10801355B2Publication Date: 2020-10-13
- Inventor: Frederick M. Schwarz , William G. Sheridan , Michael E. McCune , Gabriel L. Suciu
- Applicant: United 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: F01D15/12
- IPC: F01D15/12 ; F02C7/36 ; F01D25/18 ; F02K3/06 ; F16H1/28 ; F16H57/04

Abstract:
A turbofan engine assembly includes a nacelle and a turbofan engine. The turbofan engine includes a fan, which includes a fan rotor having fan blades, and a nacelle enclosing the fan rotor and the blades. A turbine rotor drives the fan rotor. An epicyclic gear reduction is positioned between the fan rotor and the turbine rotor. The epicyclic gear reduction includes a ring gear, a sun gear, and four intermediate gears that engage the sun gear and the ring gear. A gear ratio of the gear reduction is greater than 3.06. The fan drive turbine drives the sun gear to, in turn, drive the fan rotor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190153887A1 GEARED TURBOFAN WITH FOUR STAR/PLANETARY GEAR REDUCTION Public/Granted day:2019-05-23
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