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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2016
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Matthew Allen Slayter, Rockford, IL (US);
Richard Alan Davis, Stillman Valley, IL (US);
Benjamin T. Harder, DeKalb, IL (US);
James Vandung Nguyen, Rockford, IL (US);
Paul F. Fox, Loves Park, IL (US);
Jeffrey Todd Roberts, Winnebago, IL (US);
Jeff A. Brown, Cherry Valley, IL (US);
Brian McMasters, Caledonia, IL (US);
Dwayne Leon Wilson, Rockford, IL (US);
Daniel Richard Walker, Rockford, IL (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A motoring system for a gas turbine engine having: a reduction gear train having an input and an output; an electric motor operably connected to the input; a clutch operably connected to the output, the clutch in operation engages and disengages the reduction gear train; and a mechanical shaft fuse operably connecting the output to the clutch, the mechanical shaft fuse in operation shears when torque on the mechanical shaft fuse is greater than or equal to a selected value. The mechanical shaft fuse includes a plurality of through holes.