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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2014
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Brian D. Merry, Andover, CT (US);
Gabriel L. Suciu, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Karl L. Hasel, Manchester, CT (US);
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a housing including an inlet case and an intermediate case that respectively provide an inlet case flow path and an intermediate case flow path. A geared architecture is arranged within the inlet case. The geared architecture includes an epicyclic gear train. A fan is rotationally driven by the geared architecture. A shaft provides a rotational axis. A hub is operatively supported by the shaft. First and second bearings support the shaft relative to the intermediate case and the inlet case, respectively.