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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 08, 2023
Applicant:

Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Glenn C. Lemmers, Jr., Loves Park, IL (US);

Mark J. Franklin, Janesville, WI (US);

David S. Behling, Belvidere, IL (US);

Assignee:

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F02C 6/20 (2006.01); F02C 7/32 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/025 (2013.01); F02C 6/20 (2013.01); F02C 7/32 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01); F05D 2240/20 (2013.01); F05D 2240/60 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aircraft engines include an engine housing, a core assembly arranged within the engine housing and comprising an engine shaft arranged axially within the engine housing extending in a forward-aftward direction, and a tail cone assembly attached to an aft end of the engine housing. The tail cone assembly includes a tail cone housing and an aircraft machine arranged within the tail cone housing the aircraft machine comprising a rotor shaft. An input shaft is configured between the engine shaft and the rotor shaft and a rotor coupling configured to sealing connect the rotor shaft and the input shaft, the rotor coupling configured to providing sealing engagement between the rotor shaft and the input shaft during at least one of relative axial displacement and relative radial displacement between the rotor shaft and the input shaft.


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