Patent · US Expired

Jet engine removable support assembly

US4566269A · kind A · utility

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12References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 1983
Grant dateJan 28, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 11, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02C7/32
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fan jet engine construction in which the drive connection between the rotor drive shaft (10) and the gearbox (18) includes a slideable tower shaft member (26) movable to a first position permitting removal of a drive module (16) and to a second position permitting removal of the fan casing (20) without removal of the gearbox.

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