Systems for lubricant distribution
AssigneeDana Italia S.R.L.
InventorsMatteo Dallapiccola, Pier Paolo Rinaldi, Mark Slater
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a lubricant distribution assembly comprising a rotating component with a recessed circumferentially surrounded by a radially outer section, the radially inners side of which forms a surface of an undercut groove. The lubricant distribution assembly further includes a lubricant sump separated from the rotating component by a wall, a hollow tube that delivers lubricant from the lubricant sump to the lubricant distribution assembly and a lubricant deflector positioned within an upper portion of the lubricant distribution assembly and which lies in a plane that is parallel to a first axial side of the rotating component.
Claims5
A lubricant distribution assembly, comprising:
- a rotating component including an undercut groove configured to receive lubricant;
- a hollow tube configured to deliver the lubricant to the undercut groove and spaced away from the undercut groove;
- a baffle positioned within an upper portion of the lubricant distribution assembly with respect to gravity and configured to receive the lubricant from the undercut groove, and wherein a first side of the baffle is configured to collect and distribute lubricating oil when the rotating component rotates in a first direction, and wherein a second side of the baffle, opposite the first side, is configured to collect and distribute lubricating oil when the rotating component rotates in a second direction, opposite the first direction;
- wherein, the baffle is shaped as a V-shaped prism including a bottom edge positioned perpendicular to a recessed area of the rotating component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.