F16H2057/085

PLANETARY GEAR FOR A PLANETARY GEARSET AND PLANET CARRIER FOR SUCH A PLANETARY GEAR
20230204097 · 2023-06-29 ·

A planetary gear for a planetary gearset has a gear body and a planetary gear shaft defining a planetary gear rotational axis (APR) of the planetary gear. The gear body includes a gear rim having a first number (n1) of teeth and a second number (n2) of ribs. The ribs extend between the planetary gear shaft and the gear rim, and planetary gear contact projections are arranged on the ribs and project beyond the gear rim along the planetary gear rotational axis (APR). Also disclosed is a planet carrier for such a planetary gear, including an insert for removing torque from the carrier body, which insert is connected to the first disk-shaped body. The first disk-shaped body forms a first free planet carrier face on which a number of reinforcing ribs are arranged.

Gearbox assembly

A gearbox assembly for a turbine engine. The turbine engine includes a drive shaft and a fan shaft. The gearbox assembly includes a first gear, a second gear, an output, and a journal pin. The first gear is connected to the drive shaft. The second gear is supported by a planet carrier. The output is connected to the fan shaft. Torque is transferred from the drive shaft of the core turbine engine to the fan shaft through the gearbox assembly. The journal pin is inserted into the planet carrier. The second gear rotates about the journal pin. A coupling of the journal pin and the planet carrier is characterized by an interference ratio greater than a minimum interference ratio of 1.0e-5.

Fixation of planetary bearings

A transmission (101) with at least one planetary carrier (102), at least one ring gear (103), at least one planetary gearwheel (105), at least one planetary bolt (107), one or more planetary bearings (109) and at least one sun gear (111). The planetary bolt (107) is fixed into the planetary carrier (102). The planetary gearwheel (105) is mounted to rotate on the planetary bolt (107) by way of the planetary bearing (109). The planetary gearwheel (105) meshes with the ring gear (103) and/or the sun gear (111). The transmission (101) includes at least one nut (123). The nut (123) screws onto an external thread (121) of the planetary bolt (107). The planetary bearings (109) are axially fixed by the nut (123) and a shoulder (125) of the planetary bolt (107).

Planetary wheel for a planetary gear and planetary carrier for such a planetary wheel
20230193979 · 2023-06-22 ·

The present invention relates to a planetary wheel (10) for a planetary gear (14) with a planetary wheel bore (28) which runs coaxially or parallel to the planetary wheel axis of rotation (APR) and which at least partially runs through the planetary wheel axis (22). The invention also relates to a planetary carrier (44) for such a planetary wheel (10), comprising a carrier body (46) with a first disk-shaped body (48) which has at least one first bearing recess (60), which has at least one circumferentially extending first catching projection (64), and with a second disk-shaped body (50) having at least one second bearing recess (62), which has at least one circumferentially extending second catching projection (66).

PLANETARY GEARBOX FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE, AND GAS TURBINE ENGINE
20230193991 · 2023-06-22 ·

A planetary gearbox for a gas turbine engine has a planet gear rotatably mounted on a carrier element, which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a planet carrier. An oil feed pocket is in a region of an external side of the carrier element, via which oil is passed into a bearing gap between the carrier element and the planet gear. The carrier element has a duct carrying oil. The duct in is provided radially within an external side of the carrier element, having a cross section which is closed in relation to the bearing gap. The duct in the flow direction of the oil has at least two sequential duct portions. The flow cross section of the duct in a transition region between an upstream duct portion and a next downstream duct portion decreases in an at least approximately step-shaped manner.

Epicyclic gear train

A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a propulsor section including a propulsor supported on a propulsor shaft, a turbine section including a turbine shaft, a compressor section, and an epicyclic gear train interconnecting the propulsor shaft and the turbine shaft. The gear train includes a sun gear coupled to the turbine shaft, intermediary gears arranged circumferentially about and meshing with the sun gear, a carrier supporting the intermediary gears, and a ring gear including first and second portions each having an inner periphery with teeth intermeshing with the intermediate gears. The first and second portions have axially opposed faces abutting one another at a radial interface. The first and second portions have grooves at the radial interface that form a hole that expels oil through the ring gear.

Planet gear assembly, epicyclic gear train provided with such an assembly, and gearbox
11506276 · 2022-11-22 · ·

A planet gear assembly comprising a planet carrier provided with at least one crankpin carrying a planet gear, the planet gear comprising a toothing provided with teeth, the toothing being situated around the crankpin and outside the crankpin. A planet gear bearing is arranged at least partially inside the crankpin, the planet gear comprising a foot that extends along an elevation axis at least partially into the crankpin, the planet gear comprising a rim connecting the foot and the toothing, outside the crankpin, the planet gear bearing extending radially from the foot to the internal face of the crankpin.

GEARBOXES FOR AIRCRAFT GAS TURBINE ENGINES
20220364481 · 2022-11-17 · ·

Gearboxes for aircraft gas turbine engines, in particular to arrangements for journal bearings such gearboxes, and to related methods of operating such gearboxes and gas turbine engines. Example embodiments include a gearbox for an aircraft gas turbine engine, the gearbox including: a sun gear; a plurality of planet gears surrounding and engaged with the sun gear; and a ring gear surrounding and engaged with the plurality of planet gears, each of the plurality of planet gears being rotatably mounted around a pin of a planet gear carrier with a journal bearing having an internal sliding surface on the planet gear and an external sliding surface on the pin.

Planet carrier assembly for vehicle door closing actuator

The present application relates to a planet carrier assembly for a vehicle door closing actuator. The planet carrier assembly comprises a plurality of planetary gears and a planet carrier body. The planet carrier body comprises a disc portion, a cover portion and an output shaft portion, wherein the plurality of planetary gears are rotatably mounted on the disc portion via a corresponding number of mounting shafts fixed to the disc portion, one end of the mounting shaft protruding from a central hole of the planetary gear is pressed into a corresponding receiving hole on the cover portion, and the planet carrier body is further provided with a rotation locking device to prevent the cover portion from rotating circumferentially relative to the disc portion. The planet carrier assembly according to the present application has the advantages such as low cost, high strength, and simple assembly.

Impeller for a planet carrier of an epicyclic speed reduction gear of a turbine engine

An impeller for a planet carrier of a epicyclic speed reduction gear of a turbine engine is fixed in rotation to the planet carrier and is rotatable about an axis of the reduction gear. The impeller has an annular shape about the axis and includes means for lubricating in particular planet gear bearings of the reduction gear. The lubricating means include an annular cavity located at the inner periphery of the impeller, wherein the impeller has an inner peripheral wall that closes the cavity in the radial direction. The impeller further includes an annular aperture that extends around the axis and opens in the axial direction into the cavity to supply lubricating oil thereto.