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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Inventors:
Scott David Poster, Arlington, TX (US);
Brian Edward Tucker, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/08 (2006.01); B64D 35/00 (2006.01); F16H 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/082 (2013.01); B64D 35/00 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes: a gearbox including: a housing having an opening; an input pinion disposed in the housing; a moving feature mechanically coupled to the input pinion, the moving feature and the input pinion being operable to convert between power and torque; and first sensors disposed on the moving feature, the first sensors having batteries, where the moving feature is operable to rotate about a common axis, each of the first sensors being exposed by the opening as the moving feature rotates about the common axis.