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US 12,123,311 B1Granted
Turbine engine stack nut with integrated phonic wheel
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorsBrian D. Shockey, Joseph B. Phelps
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Abstract
An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a rotating assembly and a sensor. The rotating assembly is configured to rotate about an axis. The rotating assembly includes an engine shaft and a stack nut threaded onto the engine shaft. The stack nut includes a castellated periphery. The sensor is configured to measure fluctuations in a magnetic field induced by the castellated periphery during rotation of the rotating assembly about the axis.
Claims19
An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
- a rotating assembly configured to rotate about an axis, the rotating assembly including an engine shaft and a stack nut threaded onto the engine shaft, and the stack nut comprising a castellated periphery;
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- a sensor configured to measure fluctuations in a magnetic field induced by the castellated periphery during rotation of the rotating assembly about the axis.
An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
- a rotating assembly configured to rotate about an axis, the rotating assembly comprising an engine shaft, an engine component and a monolithic stack nut;
- the engine component mounted onto the engine shaft;
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- the monolithic stack nut threaded onto the engine shaft, the monolithic stack nut axially engaging the engine component, and the monolithic stack nut comprising a phonic wheel.
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