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

Claim 17:
18. A bearing housing for a bearing having an outer race, the bearing housing comprising:
an annular wall extending about an axis and axially between a first end and a second end, the annular wall including:
a plurality of holes spaced circumferentially from one another and spaced axially from the first 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 defining a seat for radial engagement with the outer race, the cylindrical portion extending axially from a first location proximate to the first end to at least a second location between the first location and the interior openings;
wherein each hole of the plurality of holes extends toward the axis at a skew angle relative to the axis, the skew angle being acute toward the first end, and wherein the skew angle is between 30 and 40 degrees.