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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jacob W. Harral, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Derek Mitchell, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Phillip Burnside, Avon, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/06 (2006.01); F16N 39/00 (2006.01); F01D 1/00 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F01D 1/00 (2013.01); F16N 39/002 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F16N 2210/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sump assembly for use in a gas turbine engine includes a housing and a shaft assembly. The housing is arranged about a central axis of the sump assembly to define a cavity configured to house oil and high-pressure gasses. The shaft assembly is mounted to rotate about the central axis and to direct the high-pressure gasses into the housing.