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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Allen Slayter, Rockford, IL (US);
Tyler L. Klipp, Roscoe, IL (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/36 (2006.01); F02C 7/32 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F02C 7/277 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/36 (2013.01); F02C 7/277 (2013.01); F02C 7/32 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2260/40311 (2013.01); F05D 2260/57 (2013.01); F05D 2260/85 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary embodiment includes, among other things, an epicyclic gear train having an input and an output, the input coupled to a first turbine, the output coupled to an accessory drive shaft, and at least one engagement feature on a component of the gear train. An actuator is engageable with the at least one engagement feature to cause the accessory drive shaft to rotate. A method of driving a section of a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.