Patent ID: 9638256
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: F01D,F02C,F16C

Claim:
1. A bearing assembly for mounting relative to a housing, comprising: a bearing ring having a housing surface, an inner radial surface, a first axial end, a second axial end, and a plurality of channels disposed in the first axial end of the ring; a plurality of rotational members; and a bearing ring baffle having a housing surface, an inner radial surface, a first axial end, a second axial end, and a plurality of fins extending out from the second axial end of the baffle; wherein the fins and channels are configured to mate with one another and to create at least one passage there between; wherein the passage is configured for the passage of lubricant there through; and wherein a radially innermost fin and a radially innermost channel are configured to form one or more exit apertures in fluid communication with a bearing compartment.