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.
Claims13
A lubricant distribution assembly, comprising:
- a rotating component with a recessed area, the recessed area axially circumferentially surrounded by a radially outer section, wherein a radially inner side of the radially outer section forms a surface of an undercut groove;
- a lubricant sump separated from the rotating component by a wall;
- a hollow tube that delivers a lubricant from the lubricant sump to a lower portion of the lubricant distribution assembly with respect to gravity;
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- a lubricant deflector positioned within an upper portion of the lubricant distribution assembly with respect to gravity, wherein the lubricant deflector lies in a plane that is parallel to a first axial side of the rotating component.
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;
- 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;
- 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.