Ring gear mounting arrangement with oil scavenge scheme
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F16H-057/021
F02C-007/36
F16H-057/04
F01D-005/02
F16H-057/08
출원번호
US-0293279
(2014-06-02)
등록번호
US-9115650
(2015-08-25)
발명자
/ 주소
McCune, Michael E.
Portlock, Lawrence E.
출원인 / 주소
United Technologies Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
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3인용 특허 :
21
초록▼
A turbine engine includes a fan section including a plurality of fan blades, a turbine section, and an epicyclic gear train coupled between the turbine section and the fan section for providing a speed reduction between turbine section and the fan section. The epicyclic gear train includes a plurali
A turbine engine includes a fan section including a plurality of fan blades, a turbine section, and an epicyclic gear train coupled between the turbine section and the fan section for providing a speed reduction between turbine section and the fan section. The epicyclic gear train includes a plurality of intermediate gears. A carrier supports the plurality of intermediate gears. A sun gear meshes with the plurality of intermediate gears and a ring gear surrounding and meshing with the plurality of intermediate gears. The ring gear includes first and second portions that each have an inner periphery with teeth. The first and second portions of the ring gear have an outer circumferential surface opposite the teeth that provides a first thickness, a second thickness greater than the first thickness and axially inward from the first thickness, and a flange extending radially away from the axis. An epicyclic gear train for a turbine engine and method of designing an epicyclic gear train are also disclosed.
대표청구항▼
1. A turbine engine comprising: a fan section including a plurality of fan blades;a turbine section;an epicyclic gear train coupled between the turbine section and the fan section for providing a speed reduction between turbine section and the fan section, the epicyclic gear train including a plural
1. A turbine engine comprising: a fan section including a plurality of fan blades;a turbine section;an epicyclic gear train coupled between the turbine section and the fan section for providing a speed reduction between turbine section and the fan section, the epicyclic gear train including a plurality of intermediate gears, a carrier supporting the plurality of intermediate gears, a sun gear that meshes with the plurality of intermediate gears and a ring gear surrounding and meshing with the plurality of intermediate gears the ring gear including first and second portions that each have an inner periphery with teeth, wherein the first and second portions of the ring gear have an outer circumferential surface opposite the teeth that provides a first thickness, a second thickness greater than the first thickness and axially inward from the first thickness, and a flange extending radially away from said axis; andan oil collection feature having an angled portion that is angled relative to the axis, and a radially aligned portion connected to the flange. 2. The turbine engine as recited in claim 1, wherein the sun gear is rotatable in a first direction and the ring gear is rotatable in a second, opposite direction. 3. The turbine engine of claim 1, wherein said radially aligned portion further comprises a groove operable to allow oil to pass through a connection between said radially aligned portion and said flange. 4. The turbine engine of claim 3, wherein the groove is at less than or equal to a 45 degree angle relative to the flanges. 5. The turbine engine of claim 4, wherein the groove is at an approximately zero degree angle relative to the flanges. 6. The turbine engine of claim 1, wherein the oil collection feature is an oil baffle. 7. The turbine engine of claim 6, wherein the oil baffle is secured to the flange and balanced with the fan shaft. 8. The turbine engine of claim 1, wherein the fan section includes a fan shaft driven by the epicyclic gear train and the oil collection feature is a portion of the fan shaft. 9. The turbine engine of claim 8, wherein the oil collection feature comprises a first oil collection feature and a second oil collection feature. 10. The turbine engine of claim 9, wherein the first oil collection is the fan shaft and the second oil collection feature is an oil baffle. 11. An epicyclic gear train for a turbine engine comprising: a plurality of intermediate gears;a carrier supporting the plurality of intermediate gears;a sun gear that meshes with the plurality of intermediate gears;a ring gear surrounding and meshing with the plurality of intermediate gears the ring gear including first and second portions that each have an inner periphery with teeth, wherein the first and second portions of the ring gear have an outer circumferential surface opposite the teeth that provides a first thickness, a second thickness greater than the first thickness and axially inward from the first thickness, and a flange extending radially away from said axis; andan oil collection feature having an angled portion that is angled relative to the axis and a radially aligned portion connected to the flaw e. 12. The epicyclic gear train as recited in claim 11, wherein the sun gear is rotatable in a first direction and the ring gear is rotatable in a second, opposite direction. 13. The epicyclic gear train of claim 11, wherein said radially aligned portion further comprises at least one groove operable to allow oil to pass through a connection between said radially aligned portion and said flange. 14. The epicyclic gear train of claim 13, wherein the at least one groove is at less than or equal to a 45 degree angle relative to the flanges. 15. The epicyclic gear train of claim 13, wherein the at least one groove is at an approximately zero degree angle relative to the flanges. 16. The epicyclic gear train of claim 12, wherein the oil collection feature is an oil baffle. 17. The epicyclic gear train of claim 16, including a fan shaft driven by the epicyclic gear train and wherein the oil baffle is secured to the flange and balanced with the fan shaft. 18. The epicyclic gear train of claim 17, wherein the oil collection feature comprises a first oil collection feature and a second oil collection feature and the first oil collection is the fan shaft and the second oil collection feature is an oil baffle. 19. A method of designing an epicyclic gear train for a turbine engine comprising: defining a carrier for supporting a plurality of intermediate gears;defining a sun gear for meshing engagement with the plurality of intermediate gears; andconfiguring a ring gear to surround and mesh with the plurality of intermediate gears, wherein the ring gear is configured to include first and second portions that each have an inner periphery with teeth, an outer circumferential surface opposite the teeth that provides a first thickness, a second thickness greater than the first thickness and axially inward from the first thickness, and a flange extending radially away from said axis; andconfiguring an oil collection feature having an angled portion is angled relative to the axis, and a radially aligned portion for connection to the flange. 20. The method of designing an epicyclic gear train as recited in claim 19, including configuring the sun gear to be rotatable in a first direction and the ring gear to be rotatable in a second, opposite direction. 21. The method of designing an epicyclic gear train as recited in claim 19, wherein the radially aligned portion is further configured to include at least one groove operable to allow oil to pass through a connection between the radially aligned portion and the flange. 22. The method of designing an epicyclic gear train of claim 21, including configuring the at least one groove to be less than or equal to a 45 degree angle relative to the flange. 23. The method of designing an epicyclic gear train of claim 21, including configuring the at least one groove at an approximately zero degree angle relative to the flanges. 24. The method of designing an epicyclic gear train of claim 21, including defining the oil collection feature as an oil baffle. 25. The method of designing an epicyclic gear train of claim 24, wherein the oil collection feature comprises a first oil collection feature and a second oil collection feature and the first oil collection is configured as part of a fan shaft and the second oil collection feature is an oil baffle.
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