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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2019
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Richard Greaves, Derby, GB;
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Abstract
The present disclosure concerns an oil distribution assembly for a system having rotating components requiring a supply of oil, such as bearing components of a gas turbine engine. Example embodiments include an oil distribution assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising: an oil distributor mounted for rotation about a rotation axis of the assembly and comprising an internal volume having a plurality of channels extending along an inner radial surface of the oil distributor; and an oil injector arranged to direct a supply of oil to the plurality of channels in a direction having a component in a first direction along the rotation axis; wherein each of the plurality of channels is angled relative to the rotation axis such that a radial distance between each channel and the rotation axis increases along the rotation axis.