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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2024
Applicant:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Québec, CA;
Inventors:
Nathan Tomes, Hamilton, CA;
Tyler Richardson, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Québec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/162 (2013.01); F05D 2240/54 (2013.01); F05D 2240/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing arrangement of a gas turbine engine includes a bearing supportive of a shaft, a bearing support extending from the bearing housing to the bearing to support the bearing, and one or more radial bearing supports including a plurality of radial spokes extending between the bearing housing and the bearing. The plurality of radial spokes are configured to buckle under compression when radial loads at the bearing exceed a predetermined threshold.