US 11,680,525 B2
Lubricant filter for a turbine engine
Bruno Martin, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (CA); and Michel Desjardins, St. Hubert (CA)
Assigned to Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil (CA)
Filed by Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil (CA)
Filed on Aug. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/407,991.
Prior Publication US 2023/0060048 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. F02C 7/06 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01); F02C 7/28 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01)
CPC F02C 7/06 (2013.01) [F02C 7/28 (2013.01); F16C 33/105 (2013.01); F16C 33/1045 (2013.01); F16H 57/0404 (2013.01); F05D 2240/50 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01); F16C 2360/23 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
a journal bearing with an internal bearing bore; and
a filter arranged within the internal bearing bore, the filter including a tubular filter element and a first end cap;
the tubular filter element extending axially along an axis between a first end and a second end, and a perforated portion of the tubular filter element radially disposed away from the journal bearing by a cavity;
the first end cap mounted to the tubular filter element at the first end, and the first end cap sealed radially against the journal bearing by a first interference fit;
the first end cap including a tubular sidewall and an endwall, the tubular sidewall extending circumferentially about and mounted on the tubular filter element, the tubular sidewall including an end cap port, and the endwall covering the first end of the tubular filter element; and
the tubular filter element including an internal filter bore and a filter element port, and the filter element port fluidly coupling the end cap port with the internal filter bore.