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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2023
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Mathew Hill, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael Joseph Kabbes, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Erik A. Munevar, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Peter Schenk, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jacob Ward Harral, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
In examples, a clutch assembly includes a first clutch member disposed near a first end of a first shaft. The first clutch member defines a first surface. The first shaft includes a starter motor coupled to a second end of the first shaft. The clutch assembly includes a second clutch member disposed near a first end of a second shaft. The second clutch member defines a second surface opposing the first surface, and the second shaft includes an accessory gearbox of a gas turbine engine coupled to a second end of the second shaft. The surfaces of the first and second clutch member engage such that rotational motion is transferred between the first clutch member and the second clutch member. The first clutch member and the second clutch member are configured to passively disengage from each other and actively reengage with each other.