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Aircraft drive device and aircraft provided with a drive device

US10882627B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH · DE

Inventors

Jürgen Steinwandel · Überlingen, DE
Michael Hofmann · Taufkirchen, DE
Michael Judas · Hersbruck, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2017
Grant date	Jan 5, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 11, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/60
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft drive device (10) for creating propulsion and/or lift of an aircraft, the drive device comprising a rotating shaft (12), a rotating shaft bearing (14, 16), a rotating shaft drive machine (18) for rotationally driving the rotating shaft (12), and a housing (20), wherein the rotating shaft bearing (14,16) and the rotating shaft drive device (18) are arranged in an interior of the housing (44) and the rotating shaft (12) protrudes to the outside of the housing (20) through a housing opening (42) of the housing (20), wherein in the region of the housing opening (42) an overvoltage arrester device (52) is arranged which is designed for diverting an overvoltage present at the rotating shaft (12).

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