Patent ID: 8689567

Claim:
A locking plate for use in an air turbine starter comprising: a lock plate body including an oil slinger extending away from a base, said base positioned on an outer peripheral surface of a clutch frame, and said slinger having a leading edge extending away from the base for a distance, and a ratio of said distance to a thickness of said base is between ten and thirty; said oil slinger having a cant angle, such that a downstream end of said oil slinger is at a greater distance from a side wall of said base than an upstream end of said oil slinger, said cant angle being between 1° and 25°, the upstream end of said oil slinger being positioned to be closer to the base than said downstream end, a tip angle defined along a tip of said oil slinger, and between said upstream end and said downstream end, said tip angle being between 5° and 60°; and said base having a bolt hole extending there through.