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US 2020/0370445 A1Published application
Cover for rotatable shaft of gas turbine engine
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsJames D. Adams, Zhijun Zheng
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Abstract
A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a rotatable shaft and a cover substantially covering an end of the rotatable shaft. The cover includes a passageway fluidly coupled from outside the shaft to inside the shaft. The cover further includes a fin configured to prevent oil from entering the passageway.
Claims20
A gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a rotatable shaft;
- and
- a cover substantially covering an end of the rotatable shaft, the cover including a passageway fluidly coupled from outside the rotatable shaft to inside the rotatable shaft, the cover further including a fin configured to prevent oil from entering the passageway.
A cover configured to cover substantially an entire end of a rotatable shaft of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a passageway fluidly coupled from a first side of the cover to a second side of the cover;
- and
- a fin configured to prevent oil from entering the passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.