Oil pump receiving bore lip
AssigneeBell Textron Inc.
InventorsAmanda Christine SAVAGE, Charles Hubert SPELLER
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Abstract
A gearbox system for a rotorcraft includes a gearbox housing, an oil pump receiving bore formed into the gearbox housing and having formed therein a first opening having a first diameter and a second opening, and an oil pump positioned within the oil pump receiving bore. The second opening is bounded by a lip that extends radially into the second opening, the second opening having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter.
Claims17
An oil pump system, the oil pump system comprising:
- an oil pump receiving bore with a first opening having a first diameter and a second opening having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter;
- and
- an oil pump positioned within the oil pump receiving bore.
A gearbox system for a rotorcraft, the gearbox system comprising:
- a gearbox housing;
- an oil pump receiving bore formed into the gearbox housing and having formed therein a first opening having a first diameter and a second opening;
- wherein the second opening is bounded by a lip that extends radially into the second opening, the second opening having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter;
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- an oil pump positioned within the oil pump receiving bore.
A method of installing an oil pump into a rotorcraft gearbox, the method comprising:
- inserting an oil pump into an oil pump receiving bore of the rotorcraft gearbox, the rotorcraft gearbox comprising a first opening having a first diameter and a second opening having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.