Trim ring gear for integrated drive generator

• US 10,451,163 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2017
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Raytheon Technologies Corporation d/b/a RTX)
• Original Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Raytheon Technologies Corporation d/b/a RTX)
• Inventors: Hochstetler, Derek R., Martin, Ted A., Johnson, Duane C., Lemmers, Glenn C., Friedberg, Jessica M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Scott, Jacob S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Lillian T
• Application Number:
  US15/723,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20190101203A1
• Time in Patent Office: 749 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F02C 7/32 Arrangement, mounting, or driving, of auxiliaries
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2220/50 for auxiliary power units (APU's)
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2260/40311 of the epicyclical, planetary or differential type
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2260/406 through hydraulic systems
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2270/061 in particular the electrical frequency of driven generator
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2048/104 characterised by two ring gears
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2048/385 of the ring or crown gear
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2055/176 Ring gears with inner teeth
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 3/72 with a secondary drive, e.g. regulating motor, in order to vary speed continuously
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 48/06 with gears having orbital motion
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 48/10 with orbital spur gears
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 48/11 having intermeshing planet gears
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 48/38 Constructional details the outer casing comprising the differential and supporting input and output shafts F16H57/037
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 55/08 Profiling
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 2101/30 for aircraft

Abstract

A trim ring gear for use in an integrated drive generator has a ring gear body extending between a first end and a second end. Outer gear teeth are formed on an outer surface, and inner gear teeth are formed on an inner surface. The outer tooth roll angle at A is between 16.0 and 17.5°, at B is between 17.5 and 190°, at C is between 22.0 and 23.5°, and at D is between 23.0 and 24.5°. The inner tooth roll angle at A is between 31.5 and 33.0°, at B is between 30.0 and 31.5°, at C is between 25.5 and 27.0°, and at D is between 24.0 and 25.5°. An integrated drive generator, and a method of replacing the trim ring gear are also disclosed and claimed.

Claims

1. A trim ring gear for use in an integrated drive generator comprising:

a ring gear body extending between a first end and a second end, and having an inner bore and an outer peripheral surface, a plurality of outer gear teeth on said outer peripheral surface and a plurality of inner gear teeth on an inner surface of said inner bore;

wherein said outer gear teeth have a profile defined by roll angles and wherein a first of said outer tooth roll angles is between 16.0 and 17.5°

, a second of said outer tooth roll angles is between 17.5 and 19.0°

, a third of said outer tooth roll angles is between 22.0 and 23.5°

, and a fourth of said outer tooth roll angles is between 23.0 and 24.5°

;

said inner gear teeth having a profile defined by inner tooth roll angles, with a first of said inner tooth roll angles being between 31.5 and 33.0°

, a second of said inner tooth roll angles being between 30.0 and 31.5°

, a third of said inner tooth roll angles being between 25.5 and 27.0°

, and a fourth of said inner tooth roll angles being between 24.0 and 25.5°

; and

wherein said inner gear teeth are within a radially smaller portion of said ring gear body and said inner gear teeth being at an axially intermediate location spaced towards said second end from a radially enlarged portion carrying said outer gear teeth.

2. The trim ring gear as set forth in claim 1, wherein there are 70 of said inner gear teeth and 99 of said outer gear teeth.

3. The trim ring gear as set forth in claim 2, wherein a nominal pitch diameter for said outer teeth is 4.95 inches (12.6 cm) and a pitch diameter for said inner gear teeth is 3.50 inches (8.9 cm) with a tolerance of 0.01 inch (0.03 cm).

4. The trim ring gear as set forth in claim 3, wherein said ring gear body having an inner bearing surface adjacent said second end and an outer bearing surface adjacent said second end.

5. The trim ring gear as set forth in claim 1, wherein a nominal pitch diameter for said outer teeth is 4.95 inches (12.5 cm) and a pitch diameter for said inner gear teeth is 3.50 inches (8.9 cm) with a tolerance of 0.01 inch (0.03 cm).

6. An integrated drive generator comprising:

an input shaft for driving a carrier shaft in a differential, said carrier shaft driving two sets of planet gears, a first set of said planet gears for driving a first ring gear;

a second set of said planet gears for driving a trim ring gear portion;

said trim ring gear extending between a first end and a second end, and having an inner bore and an outer peripheral surface, a plurality of outer gear teeth on said outer peripheral surface and a plurality of inner gear teeth on an inner surface of said inner bore;

wherein said outer teeth have a profile defined by roll angles at and wherein a first of said outer tooth roll angles is between 16.0 and 17.5°

, a second of said outer tooth roll angles is between 17.5 and 19.0°

, a third of said outer tooth roll angles is between 22.0 and 23.5°

, and a fourth of said outer tooth roll angles is between 23.0 and 24.5°

; and

said inner gear teeth having a profile defined by inner tooth roll angles, with a first of said inner tooth roll angles being between 31.5 and 33.0°

, a second of said inner tooth roll angles being between 30.0 and 31.5°

, a third of said inner tooth roll angles being between 25.5 and 27.0°

, and a fourth of said inner tooth roll angles being between 24.0 and 25.5°

; and

wherein said inner gear teeth are within a radially smaller portion of said trim ring gear and said inner gear teeth being at an axially intermediate location spaced towards said second end from a radially enlarged portion carrying said outer gear teeth.

7. The integrated drive generator as set forth in claim 6, wherein there are 70 of said inner gear teeth and 99 of said outer gear teeth.

8. The integrated drive generator as set forth in claim 7, wherein a nominal pitch diameter for said outer gear teeth is 4.95 inches (12.57 cm) and a pitch diameter for said inner gear teeth is 3.50 inches (8.89 cm) with a tolerance of 0.01 inch (0.03 cm).

9. The integrated drive generator as set forth in claim 8, wherein said ring gear having an inner bearing surface adjacent said rear end and an outer bearing surface adjacent said second end.

10. The integrated drive generator as set forth in claim 6, wherein a nominal pitch diameter for said outer gear teeth is 4.95 inches (12.5 cm) and a pitch diameter for said inner gear teeth is 3.50 inches (8.89 cm) with a tolerance of 0.01 inch (0.03 cm).

11. A method of replacing a trim ring gear in an integrated drive generator comprising the steps of:

removing an existing trim ring gear from an integrated drive generator having an input shaft connected for driving a carrier shaft in a differential, said carrier shaft connected for driving two sets of planet gears, a first set of said planet gears for driving a first ring gear portion, which in turn is connected to drive a generator rotor, a second set of said planet gears for driving said existing trim ring gear;

inserting a replacement trim ring gear for the existing trim ring gear, the replacement trim ring gear having a ring gear body extending between a first end and a second end, and having an inner bore and an outer peripheral surface, and a plurality of outer gear teeth on said outer peripheral surface and a plurality of inner gear teeth on an inner surface of said inner bore;

said outer gear teeth having a profile defined by roll angles and wherein a first of said outer tooth roll angles is between 16.0 and 17.5°

, a second of said outer tooth roll angles is between 17.5 and 19.0°

, a third of said outer tooth roll angles is between 22.0 and 23.5°

, and a fourth of said outer tooth roll angles is between 23.0 and 24.5°

;

said inner gear teeth having a profile defined by inner tooth roll angles, with a first of said inner tooth roll angles being between 31.5 and 33.0°

, a second of said inner tooth roll angles being between 30.0 and 31.5°

, a third of said inner tooth roll angles being between 25.5 and 27.0°

, and a fourth of said inner tooth roll angles being between 24.0 and 25.5°

; and

wherein said inner gear teeth are within a radially smaller portion of said trim ring gear and said inner gear teeth being at an axially intermediate location spaced towards said second end from a radially enlarged portion carrying said outer gear teeth.

12. The method of replacing a trim ring gear as set forth in claim 11, wherein there are 70 of said inner gear teeth and 99 of said outer gear teeth.

13. The method of replacing a trim ring gear as set forth in claim 12, wherein a nominal pitch diameter for said outer gear teeth is 4.95 inches (12.6 cm) and a pitch diameter for said inner gear teeth is 3.50 inches (8.89 cm) with a tolerance of 0.01 inch (0.03 cm).

14. The method of replacing a trim ring gear as set forth in claim 13, wherein said trim ring gear having an inner bearing surface adjacent said rear end and an outer bearing surface adjacent said rear end.

15. The method of replacing a trim ring gear as set forth in claim 11, wherein a nominal pitch diameter for said outer gear teeth is 4.95 inches (12.6 cm) and a pitch diameter for said inner gear teeth is 3.50 inches (8.89 cm) with a tolerance of 0.01 inch (0.03 cm).