IP Library Granted Patent US 7,870,744
Granted Patent B2
US 7,870,744 · App. 11/627,625 · Granted Jan 18, 2011

Attachment unit of driving shaft with tensioner nut

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Patent No.
US 7,870,744
App. No.
11/627,625
Granted
Jan 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for attaching the end of a shaft of a gas turbine engine engaged inside a coupling supported by a bearing is disclosed. The system includes a nut with a first thread which is screwed into the shaft and a second thread which is screwed to the coupling. Advantageously, the screw pitches of the two threads of the nut are reversed relative to one another so as to form an adjusting nut.

Claims (16)

1. A system for attaching an end of a high pressure compressor shaft of a dual spool gas turbine engine, comprising:

a bevel gear which drives a transmission shaft of an accessories gearbox;

a bearing which supports the bevel gear; and

a nut with an inner circumference and an outer circumference with respect to an axis of the engine, the nut including a first thread and a second thread disposed on the outer circumference of the nut,

wherein the shaft is engaged inside a coupling of the bevel gear, and

wherein the first thread of the nut is screwed into said an inner thread of the shaft and the second thread of the nut is screwed to an inner thread of said coupling of the bevel gear.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein screw pitches of the first thread of the nut are reversed relative to screw pitches of the second thread of the nut.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a nut-lock.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the shaft and the coupling are guided into one another by axial splines.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the bevel gear comprises a means which clamps the bearing axially during the tightening of the nut.

6. A turbine engine compressor incorporating a system of attaching the end of a rotor shaft as claimed in claim 1 .

7. A dual spool gas turbine engine comprising an attachment system as claimed in claim 1 .

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein an outer race of the bearing is supported by an intermediate casing and the coupling of the bevel gear is shrink-fitted onto an inner race of the bearing.

9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein a labyrinth seal element is fixedly attached to a front portion of the bevel gear.

10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein an outer circumference of the shaft contacts an inner circumference of the coupling of the bevel gear and an inner circumference of the shaft contacts an outer circumference of the nut.

11. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the nut lock includes a plurality of elastically deformable branches which fit into a recess disposed on an inner circumference of the shaft.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE COVER SHEET TO REMOVE APPLICATION NOS. 10250419, 10786507, 10786409, 12416418, 12531115, 12996294, 12094637 12416422 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 046479 FRAME 0807. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Aug 24, 2018
From: SNECMA
To: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Reel/Frame 046939/0336 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 23, 2018
From: SNECMA
To: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Reel/Frame 046479/0807 →