Patent ID: 8845275
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: F01D,F02C,F05D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cranking pad assembly for a gearbox of a turbomachine comprising: a cranking pad shaft rotatably secured in a gearbox housing and engageable with a gearbox drivetrain when urged inwardly into the gearbox housing, the cranking pad shaft including an interface for a cranking tool; an interlock pin to retain the cranking tool at the cranking pad shaft; a disconnect spring operably connected to the gearbox housing to bias the cranking pad shaft outwardly from the gearbox housing; a spring clip disposed between the gearbox housing and the cranking pad shaft to limit axial movement of the cranking pad shaft relative to the gearbox housing, the spring clip movable radially outwardly into a housing cavity via radially outwardly movement of the interlock pin to unlock an axial position of the cranking pad shaft.