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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Glenn C. Lemmers, Jr., Loves Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); B64D 27/24 (2024.01); F16H 1/06 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/043 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); F16H 1/06 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01);
Abstract
A governor of an integrated drive generator includes a housing, and a rotating sleeve extending at least partially through a housing opening in the housing. The rotating sleeve is configured to rotate about a sleeve axis. A gear is secured to the rotating sleeve and rotatable therewith. The gear is located at a sleeve tip of the rotating sleeve outside of the housing. One or more lubricant drain openings are located at a tip surface of the rotating sleeve. The one or more lubricant drain openings are configured to drain a flow of lubricant from the governor.