US 12,292,110 B1
Component mounting and drive in a geared turbofan architecture
Todd A. Davis, Tolland, CT (US); and David Allen Stachowiak, Durham, CT (US)
Assigned to RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/417,472.
Int. Cl. F16H 57/08 (2006.01); F02C 7/32 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 57/082 (2013.01) [F02C 7/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2260/40311 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fan drive gear system for a turbine engine comprising:
a sun gear configured to be driven by an engine shaft rotatable about an axis;
a plurality of intermediate gears coupled to the sun gear;
a ring gear coupled to the plurality of intermediate gears;
a carrier supporting rotation of the plurality of intermediate gears, wherein the carrier includes a gear portion; and
an accessory component that is coupled to the gear portion of the carrier.