Lubrication of journal bearing during clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation
US8702373B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16N13/20
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure is applicable to all gear trains using a journal bearing as a means of supporting gear shaft rotation. It is related in some embodiments to a system and method for supplying lubricant to the journal bearings of a gear-turbofan engine gear train when the fan rotor is subjected to a wind-milling condition in both directions, either clockwise or counter-clockwise.
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