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US 10,309,306 B2Granted
Torque connector lubrication scuppers
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorMarc J. Muldoon
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Abstract
A turbofan engine includes a fan rotatable about an axis, a compressor section, a combustor in fluid communication with the compressor section, a turbine section in fluid communication with the combustor, a fan drive gear system including a carrier for supporting a plurality of gears, and a scupper capturing lubricant during gear operation and directing lubricant into the carrier. A fan drive gear system is also disclosed.
Claims10
A turbofan engine comprising:
- a fan rotatable about an axis;
- a compressor section;
- a combustor in fluid communication with the compressor section;
- a turbine section in fluid communication with the combustor;
- a fan drive gear system including a carrier for supporting a plurality of gears;
- a plurality of connectors securing the carrier to another structure;
- and
- a scupper capturing lubricant during gear operation and directing lubricant into a space between the carrier and at least one of the plurality of connectors.
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A fan drive gear system comprising:
- a carrier configured to support a plurality of gears;
- a plurality of connectors securing the carrier to another structure;
- and
- a scupper for capturing lubricant during gear operation and directing the lubricant into a space defined between the carrier and at least one of the plurality of connectors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.