BEARING ASSEMBLIES FOR A TURBOMACHINE

    公开(公告)号:US20250154879A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-15

    申请号:US18917860

    申请日:2024-10-16

    Abstract: Bearing assemblies for a turbomachine include a first race statically coupled to a fixed engine housing, a second race coupled to a rotating shaft, a bearing cage disposed between the first race and the second race, and at least one bearing element disposed in the bearing cage. The bearing cage can include inlet channels to allow air to flow into the bearing cage and outlet channels that allow the air and lubricant mixture in the bearing cage to vent into adjacent compartments of the turbomachine. During operation, the inlet channels actively direct an airflow into the bearing cage. In the bearing cage, the air mixes with lubricant, and the air and lubricant mixture is expelled from the bearing cage through the outlet channels, thereby reducing dwell time of lubricant in the bearing assembly.

    BEARING LUBRICANT DRAIN
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240125356A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-18

    申请号:US18192387

    申请日:2023-03-29

    CPC classification number: F16C33/6685 F16C19/06

    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a bearing, an outer race located radially outward of the bearing and supporting the bearing, a bearing housing located radially outward of the outer race and supporting the bearing and the outer race, and a bearing lubricant drain including a multi-directional passage formed in one or both of the outer race or the bearing housing, the lubricant drain arranged to cause a lubricant to flow from a first location to a second location. The second location is radially outward and axially offset from the first location. A gas turbine engine includes a shaft configured to rotate about a centerline axis of the gas turbine engine and the bearing assembly configured to facilitate the rotation of the shaft.

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