Starter locking assemblies and methods
US10975772B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/31
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A starter for a gas turbine engine includes a rotor shaft rotatable about an axis and includes an inner bore extending from an axial end of the rotor shaft with respect to the axis. A sun gear is on the rotor shaft. A lock nut is received against an axial end face of the sun gear and threadedly engaged with an outer diameter of the rotor shaft. A retainer is positioned to bias the nut against the axial end face and includes a projection portion threadedly engaged with the rotor shaft in the inner bore. A bolt through the projection portion is threadedly engaged with the rotor shaft.
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