Patent ID: 11920672
Assignee: UNISON INDUSTRIES, LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 4:
5. An air turbine starter comprising:
a housing having a wall dividing the housing into a wet chamber and an air chamber, with the air chamber having an air supply inlet and an air supply outlet;
a bearing assembly having a set of bearings;
a turbine member located within the air chamber, the turbine member being rotational coupled to a first drive shaft rotatably mounted in the bearing assembly, with the first drive shaft forming a first rotational axis;
a rotating assembly located within the wet chamber, the rotating assembly being rotationally coupled to a second drive shaft, with the second drive shaft forming a second rotational axis, the rotating assembly including at least one of a gear assembly or a clutch assembly; and
a lubricant supply portion having:
a lubricant supply inlet fluidly coupled to and provided within the wet chamber, the lubricant supply inlet facing a circumferential direction with respect to the second rotational axis; and
a lubricant supply outlet fluidly coupled to the bearing assembly;
wherein lubricant from the wet chamber is supplied to the bearing assembly through the lubricant supply portion.