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US 10,767,749 B2Granted
System and apparatus for interchangeable smart gearbox
AssigneeRaytheon Technologies Corporation
InventorHung Duong
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Abstract
Adapter plates for mounting accessories to a gearbox of a turbine engine are described herein. The adapter plates may be inverted to mount with various equipment, such as a variable frequency generator, oil pump, a fuel pump, a hydraulic pump, an alternator, an electrical generator, and a starter. Gear shafts may comprise splines in a particular form/shape for mating with the gears. The gears may be inverted to expose a desired spline configuration.
Claims9
A gearbox adaptor for a gearbox comprising:
- a plate comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- wherein the first side is configured for coupling a first gearbox accessory to the gearbox, wherein the second side is configured for coupling a second gearbox accessory to the gearbox, wherein the gearbox adaptor is configured to be inverted such that at least one of the first side or the second side faces the gearbox,
- wherein the first side comprises a first mounting pattern and the second side comprises a second mounting pattern, wherein the first mounting pattern is configured for mating with a first mounting pattern of the first gearbox accessory, and wherein the second mounting pattern is configured for mating with a second mounting pattern of the second gearbox accessory,
- wherein, the gearbox adaptor is selectively configured to couple the first gearbox accessory to the gearbox or the second gearbox accessory to the gearbox in response to an inversion of the at least one of the first side or the second side facing the gearbox,
- wherein the first mounting pattern comprises a first plurality of holes extending only partially into the plate from the first side and wherein the second mounting pattern comprises a second plurality of holes extending only partially into the plate from the second side.
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