Invention Publication
- Patent Title: Autonomous Emergency Lubrication of Aircraft Gearboxes
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Application No.: US17989908Application Date: 2022-11-18
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Publication No.: US20240166345A1Publication Date: 2024-05-23
- Inventor: Eric Stephen Olson , Ezra Mike Tiprigan
- Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Applicant Address: US RI Providence
- Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI Providence
- Main IPC: B64C29/00
- IPC: B64C29/00 ; F16H57/04

Abstract:
A drive system for an aircraft includes a first gearbox assembly and a second gearbox assembly that is in mechanical communication with the first gearbox assembly. A first pressurized lubrication system is configured to circulate a first lubricant through the first gearbox assembly. A second pressurized lubrication system is configured to circulate a second lubricant through the second gearbox assembly. An emergency lubrication system is configured to autonomously supply a portion of the first lubricant to the second gearbox assembly responsive to a loss of pressure in the second pressurized lubrication system. The emergency lubrication system is also configured to autonomously supply a portion of the second lubricant to the first gearbox assembly responsive to a loss of pressure in the first pressurized lubrication system.
Public/Granted literature
- US12202599B2 Autonomous emergency lubrication of aircraft gearboxes Public/Granted day:2025-01-21
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