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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
Giles E Harvey, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/08 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/082 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F05D 2260/40311 (2013.01);
Abstract
A planet carrier for an epicyclic gearbox, the planet carrier comprising: a single piece carrier body arranged to support a plurality of gears of the epicyclic gearbox; and an opening in a wall of the carrier body; wherein: in a cross-section of the carrier body in a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the carrier body and at a longitudinal position along the carrier body that does not comprise the opening, the carrier body is substantially annular; and the opening is arranged such that the gears that the carrier body is arranged to support can be passed entirely through the opening.