Accessory gearbox for a turbine engine

US11572838B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Brandon Wayne Miller · Monroe, US
• John Carl Glessner · Kings Mills, US
• Lawrence William Nurre · West Chester, US
• Ian Francis Prentice · Cincinnati, US
• Ethan Patrick O'Connor · Hamilton, US
• Arthur William Sibbach · Boxford, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 29, 2020
• Grant date: Feb 7, 2023
• Expiry date: Nov 1, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F05D2260/40
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A turbine engine that includes an engine core, an inner cowl, an outer cowl and an accessory gearbox. The engine core includes at least a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in axial flow arrangement. The accessory gearbox is operably coupled to the engine core and includes a first portion and a second portion.