Patent ID: 7223197

Claim:
A torque transfer assembly adapted for use in an epicyclic gear train, the gear train including a sun gear rotatable about an axially extending central axis, a concentric outer ring gear, and a plurality of gears mechanically intermediate said sun gear and said ring gear and in meshing engagement therewith, said plurality of gears being adapted for receiving torque input from said sun gear, said torque transfer assembly comprising: an epicyclic carrier, rotatable about said axially extending central axis and adapted to rotatably support said plurality of gears on a plurality of axles between first and second axle ends, said first and second axle ends defining first and second planes respectively, said plurality of axles being parallel to said central axis and said first and second planes being perpendicular to said central axis, said plurality of gears being circumferentially located on the epicyclic carrier about said central axis, said epicyclic carrier having a first connecting member extending therefrom; and a torque transfer coupling adapter, disposed concentrically with said epicyclic carrier and rotatable therewith, said torque transfer coupling adapter having a central torque output element and a second connecting member extending therefrom, said second connecting member being adapted to be engaged with said first connecting member to structurally join said coupling adapter and said epicyclic carrier, said first and second connecting members being structurally joined together between said first and second planes.