US 11,964,754 B2
Bearing assembly
Michael F. Mullen, Cheshire, CT (US); Jimmy Yeung, Woodside, NY (US); and Noah McCreight, Brooklyn, NY (US)
Assigned to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US)
Filed by Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/559,123.
Prior Publication US 2023/0192278 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. B64C 27/82 (2006.01); B64C 27/59 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 27/82 (2013.01) [B64C 27/59 (2013.01); F16C 2326/43 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gear box comprising:
a housing;
an actuator coupled to the housing;
a bearing assembly pivotably coupled to the actuator, the bearing assembly including:
an outer raceway,
a cylindrical housing positioned within the outer raceway, the cylindrical housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end,
an annular bearing positioned between the outer raceway and the cylindrical housing,
a sensor coupled to the first end of the cylindrical housing, the sensor configured to monitor an operating condition of the annular bearing, and
a linkage pivotably coupling the actuator to the second end of the cylindrical housing, and
an output shaft rotatably coupled to the bearing assembly.