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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2023
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Christopher T. Anglin, Manchester, CT (US);
Kiomarys Mariel Toro, Glastonbury, CT (US);
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A turbine engine assembly includes a shaft rotatable about an engine axis, the shaft includes slots that are formed on an outer surface and passages between an inner cavity to the outer surface, and a bearing assembly that is configured to support rotation of the shaft. The bearing assembly includes an inner race that is supported on the outer surface of the shaft over the slots. At least one bearing member is supported in the inner race, an outer race, a first cover that is disposed on a forward side of the inner race and a second cover that is disposed on an aft side of the inner race. Each of the first cover and the second cover include radially extending grooves for communicating lubricant from the slots to the bearing member.