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US 2018/0298899 A1Published application
Gear pump journal bearing lubrication flow feed
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorMartin A. Clements
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Abstract
A pump bearing member is disclosed for use in a pump bearing assembly and a gear pump assembly.
Claims20
A pump bearing member, comprising:
- a bearing body including a bearing lubrication feature;
- a protected orifice;
- and
- a passage configured to isolate flow from the protected orifice in the bearing lubrication feature.
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A pump bearing assembly, comprising:
- mating, first and second pump bearing members;
- and
- each of the first and second pump bearing members include a bearing body having a bearing lubrication feature that isolates and receives flow only from a protected orifice to a passage.
A gear pump assembly, comprising:
- first and second pump gears;
- a bearing assembly including first and second mating pump bearings, each of the pump bearings including a bearing body having a bearing lubrication feature, a flow limiting, protected orifice and a passage configured to receive isolated bearing flow from the protected orifice;
- and
- wherein the passages in each bearing member align to form a common, fluid cavity from which each bearing can draw lubrication flow.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.