Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Double frangible bearing support
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Application No.: US14138812Application Date: 2013-12-23
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Publication No.: US09777596B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Lena Raykowski , Harvey Smailys , Dave Beamish
- Applicant: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
- Applicant Address: CA Longueuil, QC
- Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Current Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Longueuil, QC
- Agency: Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
- Main IPC: F01D25/16
- IPC: F01D25/16 ; F01D21/14 ; F16C35/04 ; F16C35/067 ; F16C19/52 ; F16C33/58

Abstract:
A double frangible bearing support structure supports a low pressure rotor of an aircraft engine. The support structure has a first bearing assembly including a first bearing supported by a first bearing support adapted to buckle or frange when subject to a predetermined critical load resulting from an abnormal rotor imbalance. The support structure has a second bearing assembly comprising a second bearing having rolling elements disposed between inner and outer races. The outer race is connected to a second bearing support by means of frangible bolts adapted to fail when subject to a predetermined critical load resulting from radial displacements and loads of the low pressure rotor following decoupling/franging at the first bearing support.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150176431A1 DOUBLE FRANGIBLE BEARING SUPPORT Public/Granted day:2015-06-25
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