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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Robert Dickman, Evendale, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 57/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0424 (2013.01); F16H 57/043 (2013.01); F16H 57/0445 (2013.01); F16H 57/0471 (2013.01); F16H 57/0479 (2013.01); F05D 2230/64 (2013.01); F16H 57/082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A planetary gear system is disclosed. The planetary gear system includes a carrier, a planet gear defining a central planet axis, a pin coupling the planet gear to the carrier and a bearing disposed between the planet gear and the pin. The bearing includes a plurality of rolling elements. Each of the rolling elements is in contact with an inner race and an outer race. The planet gear has a formed therein cooling passage for allowing a coolant to pass therethrough to cool the planet gear.