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US 9,657,572 · App. 14/287,813 · Granted May 23, 2017

Ring gear mounting arrangement with oil scavenge scheme

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,657,572
App. No.
14/287,813
Filed
May 27, 2014
Granted
May 23, 2017
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3659
USPC
475/344
Abstract

In one exemplary embodiment, an epicyclic gear train for a turbine engine includes a first shaft that is rotatable about an axis. A ring gear includes first and second portions each having an inner periphery with teeth. The first and second portions are secured to one another at a radial interface. At least one of the first and second portions includes a flange that extends radially outward. The flange is fixed to the first shaft in an axial direction by a fastening element. A carrier supports star gears that mesh with the ring gear. A sun gear meshes with the star gears and is coupled to a second shaft.

Claims (11)

1. An epicyclic gear train for a turbine engine comprising:

a first shaft rotatable about an axis;

a ring gear including first and second portions each having an inner periphery with teeth, the first and second portions secured to one another at a radial interface, and at least one of the first and second portions including a flange extending radially outward, the flange fixed to the first shaft in an axial direction by a fastening element;

a carrier supporting star gears that mesh with the ring gear; and

a sun gear meshing with the star gears and coupled to a second shaft.

2. The epicyclic gear train according to claim 1 , wherein the teeth on the first portion are angled in a first direction, and the teeth on the second portion are angled in a second direction opposite the first direction, a rotational direction of the ring gear forcing the first and second portions toward one another at the radial interface.

3. The epicyclic gear train according to claim 1 , the first and second portions each have a generally S-shaped outer circumferential surface opposite the teeth that provide a first thickness and a second thickness axially inward from the first thickness, the second thickness greater than the first thickness.

4. The epicyclic gear train according to claim 3 , wherein the first and second portions each include a recess facing one another to provide an internal annular cavity.

5. The epicyclic gear train according to claim 1 , wherein the flange and the teeth of the at least one of the first and second portions provide a unitary structure.

6. The epicyclic gear train according to claim 5 , wherein the fastening element is a nut and a bolt.

7. The epicyclic gear train according to claim 5 , wherein the flange is axially constrained and affixed to the first shaft without splines.