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Cranking pad interlock

US8845275B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

10References

17Claims

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Assignee

Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (HSC) · US

Inventors

Keith E. Short · Rockford, US
Jeff A. Brown · Cherry Valley, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 11, 2010
Grant date	Sep 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/19614
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cranking pad assembly for a gearbox of a turbomachine including a cranking pad shaft rotatably secured in a gearbox housing and engageable with a gearbox drivetrain when urged inwardly into the gearbox housing. The cranking pad shaft includes an interface for a cranking tool. An interlock pin retains the cranking tool at the cranking pad shaft and a disconnect spring is operably connected to the gearbox housing to bias the cranking pad shaft outwardly from the gearbox housing.

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