Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mechanical shear fuse for engine motoring system
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Application No.: US16671706Application Date: 2019-11-01
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Publication No.: US11313418B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: Matthew Allen Slayter , Richard Alan Davis , Benjamin T. Harder , James Vandung Nguyen , Paul F. Fox , Jeffrey Todd Roberts , Jeff A. Brown , Brian McMasters , Dwayne Leon Wilson , Daniel Richard Walker
- 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: F01D25/36
- IPC: F01D25/36 ; F16D9/08 ; F02C7/32 ; F02C7/275 ; F01D15/12 ; F02C7/268

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a motoring system for a gas turbine engine including the steps of: forming a mechanical shaft fuse, the mechanical shaft fuse including a plurality of through holes; forming an outer housing; installing a reduction gear train into the outer housing, the reduction gear train having an input and an output; operably connecting an electric motor to the input; operably connecting a clutch to the output using the mechanical shaft fuse, the clutch in operation engages and disengages the reduction gear train; operably connecting a starter to the clutch, the starter having an output shaft; and operably connecting an accessory gearbox to the output shaft of the starter. The mechanical shaft fuse in operation shears when torque on the mechanical is greater than or equal to a selected value.
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