Free-wheel provided with variable-opening lubrication barrier
AssigneeAirbus Helicopters
InventorsSebastien ROBERT, Adrien ESCOFFIER
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Abstract
A free-wheel comprising a driving part and a driven part that are able to rotate about an axis of rotation, the free-wheel comprising a cage carrying at least one rolling element arranged in a connection space, the free-wheel having at least one lubrication device conveying a lubricating fluid into the connection space. The free-wheel comprises at least one variable-opening barrier arranged radially between the driving part and the driven part and longitudinally against the connection space, the opening being indexed on a relative position of the cage and of the driving part.
Claims16
A free-wheel comprising a driving part and a driven part that are able to rotate about an axis of rotation, the free-wheel comprising a cage carrying at least one rolling element arranged in a connection space, the connection space being located radially, with respect to the axis of rotation, between a driving connection section of the driving part and a driven connection section of the driven part, the free-wheel having at least one lubrication device conveying a lubricating fluid into the connection space,
- wherein the free-wheel comprises at least one variable-opening barrier arranged radially between the driving part and the driven part and longitudinally against the connection space, the opening being indexed on a relative position of the cage and of the driving part.
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