Method and system of connecting a turbine engine gearbox to engine core

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11591969
APP PUB NO 20200248630A1
SERIAL NO

16482086

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The present disclosure is directed to a turbine engine (10) defining an axial direction and a radial direction. The turbine engine includes a fan or propeller assembly (14) comprising a gearbox; an engine core (20) comprising one or more rotors, wherein at least one of the rotors defines an axially extended annular hub; and a flexible coupling shaft (100) defining a first end and a second end along the axial direction, wherein the first end is connected to the engine core and the second end is connected to the gearbox, and further wherein the flexible coupling shaft extends from the one or more rotors to the gearbox in the axial direction and inward of the hub in the radial direction.

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GE AVIO S R LRIVALTA DI TORINO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Altamura, Paolo Monopoli, IT 25 126
Biskupski, Jan Warsaw, PL 3 6
Bragallini, Gian Mario Turin, IT 6 20
Garabello, Marco Turin, IT 44 298
Gargioli, Alessio Rivalta di Torino, IT 7 16

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