System for lubricating and cooling a mechanical assembly
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System for lubricating and cooling a mechanical assembly
According to the invention, this system comprises a main device (2) and an auxiliary backup device (3), which comprises:
- at least one reservoir (10) of lubricating and cooling liquid independent of the main device (2);
- at least one source (11) of pressurized gas; and
- at least one spray nozzle (17, 18) which is fed, on the one hand, with lubricating and cooling liquid at a pressure at most equal to 2 bar (2.10−5 pascal) from said reservoir (10) and, on the other hand, with pressurized gas from said source (11), said nozzle being able to spray a mist of lubricating and cooling liquid onto said mechanical assembly (1) so as temporarily to supplement the defective main device (2).
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11. A system for lubricating and cooling a mechanical assembly such as a helicopter transmission gearbox, said system comprising:
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a main lubricating and cooling device circulating a stream of lubricating and cooling liquid through said mechanical assembly at a relatively high pressure; and
an auxiliary backup device set in operation automatically or manually when said main device becomes defective, said backup device comprising;
at least one reservoir of lubricating and cooling liquid;
at least one source of pressurized gas;
at least one spray nozzle which is fed, on the one hand, with the lubricating and cooling liquid from said reservoir provided under pressure and, on the other hand, with the pressurized gas from said source, and which is able to spray a mist of the lubricating and cooling liquid onto said mechanical assembly so as temporarily to supplement the defective main device, wherein;
said reservoir of the auxiliary backup device is independent of said main device; and
a pressure and flow limiter is arranged between said reservoir and said spray nozzle;
said spray nozzle is fed with the lubricating and cooling liquid from said reservoir at a pressure at most equal to 2 bar (2·
105 pascal). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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