Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gear and method of lubricating a gear
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Application No.: US14870170Application Date: 2015-09-30
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Publication No.: US10337601B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Eric Stephen Olson
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Lightfoot & Alford PLLC
- Main IPC: F16H57/04
- IPC: F16H57/04 ; F16H55/17 ; B64C27/12

Abstract:
A gear includes a toothed portion that has a plurality of teeth, an inner wall that defines a cavity, and a lubricant feed aperture. The lubricant feed aperture extends from the inner wall portion to a surface of a tooth. The lubricant feed aperture can deliver lubricant from the cavity to the surface of the tooth.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170089449A1 Gear and Method of Lubricating a Gear Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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