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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2025
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Quebec, CA;
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Abstract
An aircraft powerplant apparatus includes a rotating structure configured to rotate about an axis. The rotating structure includes a bladed rotor, a first component, a second component, a first balancing mass, a second balancing mass and a spring element. The first balancing mass and the second balancing mass are configured to rotationally balance the rotating structure about the axis. The first component include a plurality of first component teeth. The second component includes a plurality of second component teeth. The first balancing mass includes a first mass ring and a plurality of first mass teeth. The first mass teeth are meshed with the first component teeth. The second balancing mass includes a second mass ring and a plurality of second mass teeth. The second mass teeth are meshed with the second component teeth. The spring element is engaged with the first balancing mass and the second balancing mass.