Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bearing centering spring and damper
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Application No.: US16041041Application Date: 2018-07-20
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Publication No.: US10480572B2Publication Date: 2019-11-19
- Inventor: Adam G. Smedresman , Sean P. McGee
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Bachman & LaPointe, P.C.
- Main IPC: F16C27/04
- IPC: F16C27/04 ; F16C33/66 ; F04D29/28 ; F16C19/28

Abstract:
A machine has a first member, a second member, a bearing, and a spring. The bearing inner race is mounted to the second member. A spring first end portion is mounted to the first member. The bearing outer race is mounted to a spring second end portion. The spring has a flexible portion between the first end portion and the second end portion. A first annular seal is carried by an outer diameter first groove in an outer diameter surface of the second end portion and seals with an inner diameter surface of a sealing portion of the first member. A second annular seal carried by an inner diameter second groove in the first member and seals with an outer diameter surface of the second end portion. A fluid outlet in the first member opens to a chamber between the first annular seal and the second annular seal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190323555A1 Bearing Centering Spring and Damper Public/Granted day:2019-10-24
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