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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Steven Robert Eccles, Torrance, CA (US);
Davis Jensen, Lomita, CA (US);
Steven Robert Eccles, Torrance, CA (US);
Davis Jensen, Lomita, CA (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system for lubricating a remote bearing in rotating machinery is disclosed. An aerator is coupled on an end of a shaft distally from a gearbox and on a far side of an obstruction coupled to the shaft. Oil is carried centrifugally along an inner diameter wall of the shaft while air is carried along a central axis of the shaft. The aerator may include an axial groove for receiving oil from the inner diameter wall of the shaft. The aerator may further include a radial passage for carrying air into the oil to provide a misted lubricant that may be provided into the remote bearing.