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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Forth Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Scott David Poster, Arlington, TX (US);
Walter Riley, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Gary Cope, Keller, TX (US);
Charles Hubert Speller, Jr., Flower Mound, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC., Providence, RI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); B64C 27/12 (2006.01); B64D 33/00 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0457 (2013.01); B64C 27/12 (2013.01); B64D 33/00 (2013.01); F16H 57/02 (2013.01); F16H 57/0449 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02013 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02034 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A non-pressurized accessory gearbox for an aircraft includes: a housing, one or more gears disposed within the housing, an input rotating member to receive input from a main rotor gearbox via a shaft connected to the one or more gears, and one or more output rotating members in communication with the one or more gears. The gearbox is configured to utilize splash lubrication for moving a lubrication fluid within the housing.