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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2022
Applicants:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
GE Avio S.r.i., Rivalta di Torino, IT;
Inventors:
Xiaohua Zhang, Glenville, NY (US);
Bugra H. Ertas, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Walter J. Smith, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Flavia Turi, Turin, IT;
Assignees:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
GE AVIO S.R.L., Rivalta di Torino, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F02C 7/06 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F05D 2260/40311 (2013.01); F05D 2260/98 (2013.01); F16H 57/0423 (2013.01); F16H 57/0456 (2013.01); F16H 57/0479 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gearbox for a gas turbine engine. The gearbox including a rotor and a gutter. The oil system is configured to supply oil to the gearbox. The rotor is rotatable about a rotation axis. The rotor expels oil radially outward when the rotor rotates. The gutter is positioned radially outward of the rotor to collect oil expelled by the rotor when the rotor rotates. The gutter is positioned eccentrically with respect to the rotor.