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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
William G. Sheridan, Southington, CT (US);
Michael E. McCune, Colchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/107 (2006.01); F02C 7/06 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/107 (2013.01); F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F05D 2260/403 (2013.01); F05D 2260/4031 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a propulsor and a drive gear system. The drive gear system includes at least one ring gear, a plurality of intermediate gears positioned between and enmeshing with a sun gear and the at least one ring gear, with the plurality of intermediate gears carried by a gear carrier. A first bearing is configured to rotate with the gear carrier. A second bearing is on an opposite side of the drive gear system from the first bearing.