Patent ID: 9032702
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: F01D,F02C,F05D,H02K,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An accessory gearbox arrangement for an engine, comprising: an accessory gearbox having an accessory gearbox shaft connectable to a first auxiliary unit; a drive shaft being operatively connectable to an engine shaft of the engine for driving the accessory gearbox and accessory gearbox shaft; the drive shaft, accessory gearbox and accessory gearbox shaft forming a power transmission path between the engine shaft and the first auxiliary unit; a second auxiliary unit arranged on the power transmission path intermediate the engine shaft and the first auxiliary unit such that power is transmitted from the engine shaft to the first auxiliary unit through the second auxiliary unit, wherein the second auxiliary unit is at least one chosen from a generator, a fuel pump, a hydraulic pump, a bleed unit and a starter; wherein the second auxiliary unit is arranged on at least one chosen from: