Patent ID: 11891906
Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 8:
9. A bearing assembly comprising:
a housing including an annular wall extending about an axis and axially between a first housing end and a second housing end, the annular wall including:
a plurality of holes spaced circumferentially from one another and spaced axially from the first housing end, the plurality of holes extending through the annular wall toward the axis; and
an interior housing surface extending about the axis and defining interior openings of the plurality of holes, the interior housing surface having a cylindrical portion circumscribing a bearing cavity, the cylindrical portion extending axially from a first location proximate to the first housing end to at least a second location between the first location and the interior openings;

a bearing including an outer race extending about the axis and axially between a first outer-race end and a second outer-race end, the outer race received by the housing inside the bearing cavity such that the first outer-race end is proximate to the first housing end and the second outer-race end is proximate to the interior openings;
wherein the outer race includes an exterior outer-race surface extending circumferentially about the axis and axially between the first and second outer-race ends, and the interior openings are located axially between the exterior outer-race surface and the second housing end, and wherein the second outer-race end includes an outer transition surface adjacent to the exterior outer-race surface, the outer transition surface axially overlapping the interior openings.