Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Geared turbofan high gearbox power density
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Application No.: US14431839Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US11339723B2Publication Date: 2022-05-24
- Inventor: Frederick M. Schwarz , William G. Sheridan , Glenn Levasseur
- Applicant: RAYTHEON 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.
- International Application: PCT/US2013/031938 WO 20130315
- International Announcement: WO2014/055122 WO 20140410
- Main IPC: F16H1/36
- IPC: F16H1/36 ; F02C7/36 ; F02C3/107 ; B23P15/14 ; F16H1/48 ; F16H57/04

Abstract:
A geared architecture for a gas turbine engine includes a central gear supported for rotation about the axis, a plurality of intermediate gears engaged with the central gear and a ring gear circumscribing the intermediate gears. A first flexible coupling is provided between an input shaft driven by a turbine section and the sun gear. The geared architecture provides a power density comprising a power measured in horsepower (HP) related to a weight of the geared architecture within a defined range that benefits overall engine weight and efficiency.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150267618A1 GEARED TURBOFAN HIGH GEARBOX POWER DENSITY Public/Granted day:2015-09-24
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