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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2014
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Brian P. Cigal, Windsor, CT (US);
Todd A. Davis, Tolland, CT (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F16N 31/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/18 (2013.01); F01D 5/02 (2013.01); F01D 25/243 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F04D 29/325 (2013.01); F16N 31/00 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2240/35 (2013.01); F05D 2250/191 (2013.01); F05D 2260/98 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fan drive gear system for a turbofan engine is disclosed and includes a gear assembly and a front center body. The front center body is an annular case that supports the gear assembly. The front center body includes a passage portion that defines a portion of a core flow path, a forward flange configured for attachment to a first case structure forward of the front center body, and gutter portion disposed on a radially inner side of the front center body for collecting lubricant exhausted from the geared assembly.