Patent ID: 11964754
Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A gear box comprising:
a housing;
an actuator coupled to the housing;
a bearing assembly pivotably coupled to the actuator, the bearing assembly including:
an outer raceway,
a cylindrical housing positioned within the outer raceway, the cylindrical housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end,
an annular bearing positioned between the outer raceway and the cylindrical housing,
a sensor coupled to the first end of the cylindrical housing, the sensor configured to monitor an operating condition of the annular bearing, and
a linkage pivotably coupling the actuator to the second end of the cylindrical housing, and

an output shaft rotatably coupled to the bearing assembly.