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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2020
Applicant:

GE Avio S.r.l., Rivalta di Torino, IT;

Inventors:

Saypen Baraggia Au Yeung, Valenza, IT;

Pietro Molesini, Castelnuovo del Garda, IT;

Fabio De Bellis, Turin, IT;

Assignee:

GE AVIO S.R.L., Rivalta di Torino, IT;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/28 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0486 (2013.01); F01D 25/18 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F16H 57/0427 (2013.01); F16H 57/0431 (2013.01); F16H 57/0479 (2013.01);
Abstract

A gear assembly for an aeronautical engine that includes a first gear disposed at a centerline axis of the gear assembly; a second gear coupled to the first gear in adjacent radial arrangement to form a first mesh between the first gear and the second gear; a third gear coupled to the second gear in adjacent radial arrangement to form a second mesh between the second gear and the third gear; a collector rotatably coupled with the third gear; and a lubricant input portion disposed between a portion of the first gear and the second gear such that a first supply opening of the lubricant input portion is directed at the first mesh between the first gear and the second gear. The first supply opening provides a flow of lubricant to the first mesh with a portion of the flow of lubricant is collected by the collector.


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