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    IONIAN AAT US 2017035634541 co») United States c2) Patent Application Publication (0) Pub. No.: US 2017/0356345 Al Rodriguez et al. (43) Pub, Date: Dee. 14, 2017 (54) AIR TURBINE STARTER WITH Publication Classification DECOUPLER Gl) Inc Func 7277 (2006.01) (71) Applicant: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS, LLC, iene (2006.01) FRC 736 (2 (2) US.CL oC GRAND RAPIDS, Ml (US) W2C 7277 (2013.01); FOC 7286 (2013.01), F16D 948 (2013.01): FSD 222082 (2013.01); FOSD 2260/85 (2013.01) Union, OF (US): S mtegomery (57) ABSTRACT Emerson Meyers, Dayton, OH (US) (72) laveators: lel Fresco Rode OF (US); David Al (21) Appl. No. 18/180,728 ention mes ly utput shaft tothe drive shaft. Ina backdive a fuse min ans oupler decouples the output shaft from the 2) File jun, 13, 20 US 2017/0356345 Al Dec. 14, 2017 Sheet 1 of 8 Patent Application Publication Sid os 20F 00k oO ee ee | Wi (I Patent Application Publication Dec. 14, 2017 Sheet 2 of 8 US 2017/0356345 Al 200 208 196 132 Tit 127 120 LETT. tad’ NT Tf 77 116 red 14 10 114 FIG. 2 8 JOE WAYS LIOT "FL -Vq —uoHLayGng UOREIyddy jure TY SPEOSEO/LIOZ $1. Patent Application Publication Dec. 14, 2017 Sheet 4 of 8 US 2017/0356345 Al 238 214 FIG. 4A Patent Application Publication Dec. 14, 2017 Sheet 5 of 8 US 2017/0356345 Al ¢ g a 228 208 222 224 FIG. 4B Patent Application Publication Dec. 14, 2017 Sheet 6 of 8 ‘US 2017/0356345 Al FIG. 5A Patent Application Publication Dec. 14, 2017 Sheet 7 of 8 US 2017/0356345 Al q q 8 a FIG. 5B Patent Application Publication Dec. 14, 2017 Sheet 8 of 8 FIG. 6 Extracting mechanical power from a flow of gas ft ‘Transmitting a driving torque from an output shaft through a threaded shaft Sea Activating a backdrive decoupler when a tensile fuse is sheared | Preventing reengagement of the output shaft with a drive shaft US 2017/0356345 Al rs S 3 é 402 404 406 408 US 2017/0356345 Al AIR TURBINE STARTER WITH DECOUPLER. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 10001] driving mechanism, such as a motor or engine, ‘can generate driving motions ata mechanism output, such as ata rotatable output shaft. The output shaft can, for example, provide a rotational kinetic motion to another piece of ‘equipment va a rotatable dive shaft connected tothe cutput shaft. Te piece of equipment receiving the rotational kinetic ‘motion can utilize the drivin rotational motion as an energy source to operate. In one example configuration, a gas turbine engine, also known as a combustion turbine engine, is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a flow of ‘combusted gases passing through the engine onto @ mul tude of turbine blades. The gas turbine engine can provide at Teast a portion of the rotational kinetic motion to rotating ‘equipment, such as an accessory gearbox, where the rot tional motion is utilized 10 power a number of diferent ‘accessories. The acessories can include generators, starter! generators, permattent magnet alternators PMA) or perma nent magnet generators (PMG), fuel pumps, and hydraulic pumps. Inthe event of failure of the driving mechanism, it ‘canbe desirable to decouple the driving mechanism from the rotating equipment BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 10002] In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to an air turbine starter fo starting an engine, including a housing ddfiniag an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path extending berwoen the inlet andthe outlet for communicating a flow of as there through, a turbine member journaled within the housing and disposed within the flow path for rotatably ‘extracting mechanical power from the flow of gas, a gear train divingly coupled with the turbine member, a clutch having a dive shaft operably coupled with the gear tain; ‘and a decoupler, including: a tensile fuse having a fist end ‘operably coupled to the drive shaft a threaded portion, and ‘neck portion having a reduced diameter located between the first end and the threaded portion; ad an output shaft having @ frst end selectively operably coupled tothe drive shaft, a second end configured to be operably coupled to and rotate with the engine, and an internal threaded portion that receives the threaded portion of the tensile fuse; wherein hen driving torques transmitted from the drive shall ofthe

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