Oil reservoir vent valve
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsMichael R. Blewett, Matthew Allen Slayter
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AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsMichael R. Blewett, Matthew Allen Slayter
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An oil reservoir assembly includes a tank, a return passage, a pressurization valve, a first passage, and a vent valve. The tank includes a canister, a fill port, an first oil outlet, an second air outlet, and an inlet. The inlet is disposed in the canister and is connected to a restrictor. The return passage is connected to the inlet of the tank and to a scavenge pump. The pressurization valve is fluidly connected to the second air outlet of the tank. The first passage is connected to the pressurization valve and to an accessory gearbox of the engine. The vent valve is disposed in the return passage and includes a body, a channel extending through the body, an inlet orifice, and an outlet orifice. The inlet orifice is disposed in an end of the body. The outlet orifice is fluidly connected to the inlet orifice via the channel.
An oil reservoir assembly for an engine of an aircraft, the oil reservoir assembly comprising:
A method of reducing the pressure in an oil reservoir tank of an aircraft (6), the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.