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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Keith E. Short, Rockford, IL (US);
Michael R. Blewett, Stillman Valley, IL (US);
Inventors:
Keith E. Short, Rockford, IL (US);
Michael R. Blewett, Stillman Valley, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 45/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gearbox that includes an inlet configured to receive a mixture of air and oil from an external source and a deoiler. The deoiler includes a shaft including an outlet passage formed on an inner portion of the shaft, a separator unit coupled to and surrounding a portion of the shaft and including an inlet port, and a synchronizer including one or more blades and that is coupled to the shaft proximate the inlet port.