Rotating shaft scavenging scoop
US7124857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bearing scavenge system comprises a scavenging passage extending axially through a rotating shaft supported by the bearing assembly. Oil and air are drawn from an oil cavity of the bearing assembly and evacuated through the rotating shaft as the shaft rotates.
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