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US 6,705,349 B2Granted
Weep plug
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRamon Themudo, Gary Paul Moscarino, Martin Richard Brown, Duane Howard Anstead, Kenneth Lee Fischer, Christopher Lee Snow
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Abstract
The present invention provides a weep plug for an oil sump having a central vent passage and one or more weep passages parallel to the central passage. The weep passages allow oil to flow back into the sump where it may be recovered.
Claims19
A weep plug comprising:
- a generally cylindrical body having first and second ends, a longitudinal axis, and a wall, said wall having inner and outer surfaces, said inner surface defining a central passage;
- a flange disposed adjacent said first end;
- and
- at least one generally axial weep passage disposed in said outer surface of said wall, said weep passage extending from said flange to said second end.
1 more element
A weep plug for use in a gas turbine engine, said weep plug comprising:
- a generally cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis and a wall, said wall defining a central flow passage;
- and
- at least one weep passage disposed in said wall, said weep passage extending lengthwise in a direction generally parallel to said axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.