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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Inventor:
Lazar Mitrovic, Longueuil, CA;
Assignee:
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/28 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F16H 57/08 (2006.01); F16H 35/06 (2006.01); F16H 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F16H 35/06 (2013.01); F16H 35/10 (2013.01); F16H 57/082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A carrier assembly for a planetary gear assembly includes a planet frame defining a central aperture therethrough, the central aperture defining a rotation axis, the planet frame configured to rotatably support a plurality of planet gears, and a carrier connected to the planet frame via a stud. At least one of a portion of the carrier proximate the stud and a portion of the stud between the carrier and the planet frame has a dimension reduction, such as a thickness reduction, therein.