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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2024
Applicant:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Inventors:
Charles Jared Ott, Keller, TX (US);
Brad Ekstrom, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Alan Wayne Falls, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F02C 6/04 (2006.01); F02C 6/08 (2006.01); F01P 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0413 (2013.01); F02C 6/08 (2013.01); F01P 3/20 (2013.01); F01P 2025/36 (2013.01); F02C 6/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for warming lubricant of a gearbox includes a heat exchanger connected to the gearbox, the gearbox configured to send the lubricant to the heat exchanger and the heat exchanger configured to receive the lubricant from the gearbox, warm the received lubricant using bleed air from an engine located proximate the heat exchanger, and return the warmed lubricant to the gearbox.