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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
May. 30, 2019
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Dana Tomescu, Brampton, CA;
Daniel Alecu, Brampton, CA;
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Abstract
A machine includes a liquid lubrication system and a shaft, the shaft being rotatable about a rotation axis, the shaft including a first part, a second part engaged coaxially with the first part, and a journal bearing between the first part and the second part, the first part being rotatable relative to the second part about the rotation axis, a helical feature disposed between the first part and the second part and configured to define a helical pump between the first part and the second part, the pump being hydraulically connected to the liquid lubrication system, the journal bearing being disposed adjacent to the helical feature.