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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Thomas Ehinger, Southlake, TX (US);
Ron Woods, Weatherford, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/08 (2006.01); F16H 55/08 (2006.01); F16H 1/28 (2006.01); G01M 13/021 (2019.01); F16H 57/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/08 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F16H 55/08 (2013.01); G01M 13/021 (2013.01); F16H 2057/0087 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of optimizing a planetary gear system for continued operation after failure of a planet gear includes providing a planetary gear system and reducing a backup ratio of a planet gear of the planetary gear system by reducing a rim thickness of the planet gear.