Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self cleaning grease lubricated spline
- Patent Title (中): 自清洁润滑脂润滑花键
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Application No.: US12489971Application Date: 2009-06-23
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Publication No.: US08342290B2Publication Date: 2013-01-01
- Inventor: Richard A. Himmelmann
- Applicant: Richard A. Himmelmann
- Applicant Address: US CT Windsor Locks
- Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Windsor Locks
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: F16H57/04
- IPC: F16H57/04

Abstract:
A lubrication system for a spline interface (20) includes at least one debris chamber (46) located radially outboard of the spline interface (20) of a first rotating component (16) and a second rotating component (18). Wear debris (44) is urged from the spline interface (20) toward the at least one debris chamber (46) by rotation of the first and second rotating components (16, 18) about a central axis (14). At least one lubricant reservoir (36) contains a volume of lubricant (40), wherein at least a portion of the volume of lubricant (40) flows toward the spline interface (20) in response to the wear debris (44) being urged from the spline interface (20) toward the at least one debris chamber (46).
Public/Granted literature
- US20100320033A1 SELF CLEANING GREASE LUBRICATED SPLINE Public/Granted day:2010-12-23
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