Baffle for automotive transmission

A baffle for an automotive transmission, comprising:

• a base having a planar side surface;
• a flange extending from the side surface and having a first arcuate section for partially extending about an output of a transmission gearbox, and a second arcuate section for partially extending about an input of a differential;
• a wall extending from the side surface and spaced from an end of the flange at the second arcuate section;
• a second wall extending from the flange at the first arcuate section, wherein the first arcuate section ends at the second wall, and the second wall defines an end surface for contacting fluid on a chain that couples the output to the input to remove fluid from the chain as the chain rotates.

A vehicle comprising:

• a chain coupling an output of a transmission gearbox to an input of a differential;
• and
• a baffle partially surrounding a portion of the chain for deflecting lubrication, the baffle having:
• a base with a generally planar side surface,
• a flange extending from the base,
• a linear section between the input and the output,
• an arcuate section partially extending radially about the input, the arcuate
• section defining an opening at one end to inhibit the lubrication from accumulating in a sump of the baffle, and
• a wall extending perpendicularly from the base and circumferentially spaced from the flange to define the opening between the wall and the flange, wherein the wall defines an end surface that contacts fluid on the chain to remove fluid from the chain as the chain rotates.