Patent ID: 11879541
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A gearbox comprising:
an oil system configured to supply oil to the gearbox;
at least one gear rotatable about a rotational axis in a rotational direction, the at least one gear having a radial direction and an axial direction, the at least one gear expelling oil radially outward when the at least one gear rotates; and
at least one gutter positioned radially outward of the at least one gear in the radial direction of the at least one gear to collect oil expelled by the at least one gear when the at least one gear rotates, the gutter including:
an axial surface;
a plurality of radial surfaces including a first radial surface and a second radial surface, each of the first radial surface and the second radial surface being oriented in a direction intersecting the axial surface; and
at least one opening to allow the oil collected in the gutter to flow therethrough, the at least one opening being formed on both the axial surface and one of the first radial surface and the second radial surface.