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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
May. 15, 2022
Borealis Technical Limited, North Plains, OR (US);
Robert W. Anderson, Wichita Falls, TX (US);
Yonatan Rotenberg, Miami, FL (US);
Shawn Green, Alexandria, MN (US);
Borealis Technical Limited, Isle of Man, IM;
Abstract
A lubrication distribution system is provided for mechanical systems, including gearboxes, to evenly and precisely apply lubricant to system structures during operation. The system includes a rotating lubrication distribution component that functions both to pump and to precisely direct lubricant. Machined locator elements enable accurate positioning of the rotating lubrication distribution component within the system. A plurality of lateral ports and surface features in the rotating lubrication distribution component receive and distribute lubricant transferred during rotation from one or more lubricant collection components with profiled lubricant transfer elements that enables collection of lubricant from eddies produced by profiles of the lubricant transfer elements during rotation of the rotating lubrication distribution component. Collected lubricant is directed into the rotating lubrication distribution component ports and distributed evenly and precisely to mechanical system or gearbox structures requiring lubrication. An existing gearbox thrust bearing may be modified to receive and precisely distribute lubricant.