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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Robert Snow, Loveland, OH (US);
Philip J. Ogston, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Christopher Michael Grady, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/66 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F16C 19/16 (2006.01); F16C 35/04 (2006.01); F16C 27/04 (2006.01); F16C 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/6685 (2013.01); F01D 25/162 (2013.01); F01D 25/18 (2013.01); F16C 19/16 (2013.01); F16C 27/045 (2013.01); F16C 33/6659 (2013.01); F16C 35/045 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/54 (2013.01); F05D 2260/96 (2013.01); F16C 19/06 (2013.01); F16C 33/6677 (2013.01); F16C 2360/23 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing apparatus includes: a bearing including a first race rotatable relative to a second race, wherein the first race includes one or more drain passages extending therethrough; and a squeeze film damper connected to the first race, the squeeze film damper including first and second squeeze film spaces separated by an oil drain path which communicates with the one or more drain passages of the first race.