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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2024
Applicant:
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Robert Nelson, Amston, CT (US);
Brady L. Walker, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 37/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/06 (2006.01); F16N 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 37/003 (2013.01); F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F16N 39/02 (2013.01); F05D 2260/98 (2013.01); F16N 2200/10 (2013.01); F16N 2200/12 (2013.01); F16N 2210/02 (2013.01); F16N 2270/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lubrication system including a bearing compartment housing defining a bearing compartment housing interior having a bearing compartment housing interior surface and a bearing compartment housing exterior having a bearing compartment housing exterior surface; a shaft supported by bearings located within the bearing compartment housing; and a lubricant trap formed on the bearing compartment housing interior surface, the lubricant trap configured to contain at least one lubricant, the at least one lubricant configured to be released onto the bearing.