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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventor:
James L. Lucas, Hamden, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/183 (2013.01); F01D 25/16 (2013.01); F01D 25/18 (2013.01); F05D 2230/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system associated with an engine of an aircraft. The system includes a shaft configured with at least one axially-oriented hole, and an oil scoop configured to receive oil and provide the oil to the shaft, wherein the oil scoop is manufactured independently from the shaft, and wherein the oil scoop includes at least one retention mechanism for coupling to the shaft after the at least one axially-oriented hole is created in the shaft.