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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Brent J. Merritt, Southwick, MA (US);
Craig M. Beers, Wethersfield, CT (US);
John M. Beck, Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 25/08 (2006.01); F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 29/051 (2006.01); F04D 29/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 25/082 (2013.01); F04D 25/0606 (2013.01); F04D 29/051 (2013.01); F04D 29/5806 (2013.01); F04D 29/584 (2013.01);
Abstract
A compressor includes a rotor configured to compress air and driven by a shaft. A motor is drives the shaft. A thrust bearing facilitates rotation of the shaft. The thrust bearing includes a thrust shaft and a thrust plate. The thrust shaft includes first and second orifices. A bearing cooling air inlet is in fluid communication with the first and second orifices.