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US 8,297,916 B1Granted
Flexible support structure for a geared architecture gas turbine engine
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsMichael E. McCune, Jason Husband
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Abstract
A geared architecture with a flex mount for a Fan Drive Gear System defined by a lateral stiffness relationship.
Claims28
A geared architecture for a gas turbine engine comprising:
- a fan shaft;
- a frame which supports said fan shaft, said frame defines a frame lateral stiffness;
- a gear system which drives said fan shaft;
- a flexible support which at least partially supports said gear system, said flexible support defines a flexible support lateral stiffness with respect to said frame lateral stiffness;
- and
- an input coupling to said gear system, said input coupling defines an input coupling lateral stiffness with respect to said frame lateral stiffness.
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A geared architecture for a gas turbine engine comprising:
- a fan shaft;
- a frame which supports said fan shaft;
- a gear system which drives said fan shaft, said gear system includes a gear mesh that defines a gear mesh;
- a flexible support which at least partially supports said gear system, said flexible support defines a flexible support lateral stiffness with respect to said gear mesh lateral stiffness;
- and
- an input coupling to said gear system, said input coupling defines an input coupling lateral stiffness with respect to said gear mesh lateral stiffness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.