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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2019
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Daniel Alan Niergarth, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Randy M. Vondrell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brandon Wayne Miller, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Patrick Michael Marrinan, Mason, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an electric propulsion engine configured to be mounted to the aircraft at an aft end of the aircraft. The electric propulsion engine includes a power gearbox mechanically coupled to an electric motor. The electric propulsion engine further includes a fan rotatable about a central axis of the electric propulsion engine by the electric motor through the power gearbox. Moreover, the electric propulsion engine includes an attachment assembly for mounting at least one of the electric motor or the power gearbox. The attachment assembly includes a torsional damper for accommodating a torsional vibration of the electric motor or the power gearbox.