Patent ID: 8992089
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B23P,F01M,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An end bearing assembly for mounting to an external surface of an engine and supporting an end of a rotary shaft of the engine, the end bearing assembly comprising: a rotating bearing for coupling to an end of the rotary shaft, wherein the rotating bearing comprises a bushing for coupling to an end of the rotary shaft and a stud for insertion into the bushing and on which the bushing rotates; a flange mechanically secured to the bearing for mounting the end bearing assembly to the external surface of the engine; and an oil delivery system comprising a tube coupled to a first port on the flange for delivering pressurized oil to surfaces of the rotating bearing from a source of pressurized oil of the engine, wherein the oil delivery system supplies lubrication to the bushing and the stud through an oil channel extending from the first port through the flange.