Bearing Locking Assemblies And Methods Of Assembling The Same

Abstract: A bearing assembly for use in a gas turbine engine is provided. The bearing assembly includes a bearing retainer (104) having an inner portion an outer portion spaced radially apart from the inner portion and an intermediate portion connecting the inner portion and the outer portion wherein the inner portion and the outer portion define a space (120) there between. The bearing assembly also includes a bearing housing having an extended portion (122) positioned within the space. The bearing assembly also includes a locking assembly (110) comprising a locking plate and an axial keyway that extends axially away from the locking plate. The locking plate is coupled to the bearing retainer and the axial keyway is coupled to the extended portion of the bearing housing.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

15 July 2016

Publication Number

36/2016

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

Status

Email

Parent Application

Applicants

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

1 River Road Schenectady NY 12345

Inventors

1. CARTER Bruce Alan

1 Neumann Way Cincinnati OH 45215 1988

2. GANIGER Ravindra Shankar

John F Welch Technology Centre Whitefield Road Hoodi Village Whitefield Road Bangalore Karnataka 560066

3. WAINWRIGHT Richard Charles

1000 Western Avenue Lynn MA 01910 0002

4. MOONGIPALAYAM CHENNIAPPAN Venkatachalapathy

John F Welch Technology Centre Whitefield Road Hoodi Village Whitefield Road Bangalore Karnataka 560066

5. CHELSTOWSKI Krzysztof

Aleja Krakowska 110/114 PL 02 256 Warsaw

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Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	Assignment_As Filed_02-01-2017.pdf	2017-01-02
1	Priority Document [15-07-2016(online)].pdf	2016-07-15
2	Power of Attorney [15-07-2016(online)].pdf	2016-07-15
2	Correspondence by Agent_Notarized Assignment_GPOA_02-01-2017.pdf	2017-01-02
3	Other Patent Document [30-12-2016(online)].pdf	2016-12-30
3	Form 5 [15-07-2016(online)].pdf_229.pdf	2016-07-15
4	abstract-201647024252-jpeg.jpg	2016-10-14
4	Form 5 [15-07-2016(online)].pdf	2016-07-15
5	Form 3 [15-07-2016(online)].pdf	2016-07-15
5	201647024252-Correspondence-PA-280716.pdf	2016-08-03
6	Drawing [15-07-2016(online)].pdf	2016-07-15
6	201647024252-Power of Attorney-280716.pdf	2016-08-03
7	Description(Complete) [15-07-2016(online)].pdf	2016-07-15
7	201647024252.pdf	2016-07-20
8	Description(Complete) [15-07-2016(online)].pdf	2016-07-15
8	201647024252.pdf	2016-07-20
9	Drawing [15-07-2016(online)].pdf	2016-07-15
9	201647024252-Power of Attorney-280716.pdf	2016-08-03
10	201647024252-Correspondence-PA-280716.pdf	2016-08-03
10	Form 3 [15-07-2016(online)].pdf	2016-07-15
11	abstract-201647024252-jpeg.jpg	2016-10-14
11	Form 5 [15-07-2016(online)].pdf	2016-07-15
12	Other Patent Document [30-12-2016(online)].pdf	2016-12-30
12	Form 5 [15-07-2016(online)].pdf_229.pdf	2016-07-15
13	Power of Attorney [15-07-2016(online)].pdf	2016-07-15
13	Correspondence by Agent_Notarized Assignment_GPOA_02-01-2017.pdf	2017-01-02
14	Priority Document [15-07-2016(online)].pdf	2016-07-15
14	Assignment_As Filed_02-01-2017.pdf	2017-01-02