Turbojet engine accessory gear box driveshaft; modular additional accessory
View Patent ↗An accessory gear box driveshaft in a turbojet engine with intermediate casing, designed to be mounted in a radial arm of the intermediate casing is disclosed. The shaft is mechanically connected, at a first end, to a an engine shaft of the turbojet engine, and is mechanically connected, at a second end, to a gear box. The shaft includes a bevel gear between the two ends, to provide mechanical transmission to an additional accessory. This shaft is notable in that, together with the gear, it is contained in a case forming an oil circuit sealed against the arm. The accessory includes a drive shaft collaborating with the gear of the transmission shaft and forming a modular assembly therewith.
1. A bypass turbojet engine comprising:
an intermediate casing with a hub, an outer shell ring, and a radial arm connecting the hub and the outer shell ring;
an accessory gear box driveshaft mounted in the radial arm of the intermediate casing, the driveshaft including a first central element, a second element and a third element, a first end of the second element being mechanically connected to an engine shaft of the turbojet engine and a second end of the second element being connected to the first element, a first end of the third element being mechanically connected to a gear box and a second end of the third element being connected to the first element;
a bevel gear secured to the first central element and disposed between the second and third elements;
an additional accessory with a transmission shaft being mechanically connected to said bevel gear so as to provide mechanical transmission to the additional accessory; and
a support case that supports the first central element of the driveshaft via bearings,
wherein the additional accessory, the transmission shaft, the support case, and the first element of the driveshaft form a module which is isolated from an interior space of the radial arm by a module case,
wherein the module case includes a casing which surrounds the support case and first and second sheaths which surround the second and third elements of the driveshaft, respectively, and forms an oil circuit that is sealed against said radial arm.
2. The turbojet engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first central element is cylindrical.
3. The bypass turbojet engine with intermediate casing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the interior space of the radial arm forms a boundary separating the primary flow from the bypass flow.
4. The bypass turbojet engine with intermediate casing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transmission shaft includes a bevel gear which meshes with the bevel gear secured to the first central element.
5. The bypass turbojet engine with intermediate casing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein seals are provided between the casing and the sheaths.