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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2016
Applicant:
GE Aviation Systems Llc, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eliel Fresco Rodriguez, Springboro, OH (US);
David Allan Dranschak, Union, OH (US);
Shiloh Montegomery Emerson Meyers, Dayton, OH (US);
Harsha Sanjeewa Bulathsinghalage, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/277 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F16D 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/277 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F16D 9/08 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2260/85 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and decoupler for disengaging an output shaft from an engine in a back drive event with a backdrive decoupler. The backdrive decoupler includes a an output shaft, drive shaft, and a retention mechanism selectively coupling the output shaft to the drive shaft. In a backdrive event, the decoupler decouples the output shaft from the drive shaft.