Lubrication system
AssigneeAero Gearbox International
InventorNathan Lewis
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Abstract
An insert for supplying a fluid to splines of a drive shaft, the insert comprising an insert wall extending between a first end and a second end of the insert, a chamber surrounding the insert wall for storing a fluid, a piston having a surface configured to be exposed to the fluid, the piston configured to move between a first position and a second position within the chamber, and the piston biased toward the first position, and wherein an increase in supply of the fluid in the chamber causes the piston to move toward the second position and a decrease in supply of the fluid in the chamber causes the piston to move toward the first position.
Claims15
An insert for supplying a fluid to splines of a drive shaft, the insert comprising:
- an insert wall extending between a first end and a second end of the insert;
- a chamber surrounding the insert wall for storing a fluid;
- a piston having a surface configured to be exposed to the fluid, the piston configured to move between a first position and a second position within the chamber, and the piston biased toward the first position;
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- wherein, an increase in supply of the fluid in the chamber causes the piston to move toward the second position and a decrease in supply of the fluid in the chamber causes the piston to move toward the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.