Invention Publication
- Patent Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR, AND COMPONENTS OF, GEARBOXES FOR EVTOL AIRCRAFT
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Application No.: US18531357Application Date: 2023-12-06
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Publication No.: US20240116643A1Publication Date: 2024-04-11
- Inventor: Scott GRAVES
- Applicant: Archer Aviation Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Archer Aviation Inc.
- Current Assignee: Archer Aviation Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Main IPC: B64D27/24
- IPC: B64D27/24 ; B64C27/54 ; B64C29/00 ; B64D33/08 ; B64D35/02 ; H02K5/20 ; H02K7/08 ; H02K7/116 ; H02K9/19 ; H02K11/33

Abstract:
An electric propulsion system for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the electric propulsion system including an electrical motor having a stator and a rotor. The electric propulsion system may include a main shaft possessing at least one shoulder on an outer surface of the main shaft. The electric propulsion system may include a gearbox assembly comprising a sun gear that is concentrically aligned with the main shaft at least one planetary gear that interfaces with the sun gear. The electric propulsion system may include a planetary carrier, wherein a center of the planetary carrier is concentrically aligned with the main shaft. The electric propulsion system may include a propeller flange assembly that travels through the rotor, and an axial buttress positioned in the at least one shoulder located on the main shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US11958621B1 Systems and methods for, and components of, gearboxes for eVTOL aircraft Public/Granted day:2024-04-16
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