Transmission axle seal cover, lubrication dam and rock guard
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorRandall M. Marich
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Abstract
A cover for an aperture defined by an axle seal on a transmission includes a guard plate and a shield coupled to the axle seal. The shield includes a first portion and a detachable second portion. The shield encloses an aperture in the guard plate when the second portion is attached to the first portion. The shield includes an aperture aligned with the guard aperture when the second portion is detached from the first portion.
Claims15
A cover for an axle seal aperture, the axle seal being coupled to a transmission housing, the cover comprising:
- a guard plate having an aperture extending therethrough, said guard plate being adapted to engage the axle seal and couple said guard plate thereto;
- a shield having a first portion and a detachable second portion, said first portion being coupled to said guard plate, said shield enclosing said guard aperture when said second portion is attached to said first portion, said first portion defining an aperture aligned with said guard aperture when said second portion is detached from said first portion, wherein said guard plate includes an aperture at least partially filled by a portion of said shield.
A cover for an axle seal aperture, the axle seal being coupled to a transmission housing, the cover comprising:
- a guard plate having an aperture extending therethrough, said guard plate being adapted to engage the axle seal and couple said guard plate thereto;
- a shield having a first portion and a detachable second portion, said first portion being coupled to said guard plate, said shield enclosing said guard aperture when said second portion is attached to said first portion, said first portion defining an aperture aligned with said guard aperture when said second portion is detached from said first portion wherein said guard plate includes a plurality of apertures having portions of said shield positioned in said apertures.
A cover for an axle seal aperture, the axle seal being coupled to a transmission housing, the cover comprising:
- a tubular guard structure having a substantially cylindrical wall portion positioned adjacent to a substantially conical wall portion, said cylindrical wall portion being adapted to engage the axle seal and couple the cover to the axle seal;
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- a shield having a first portion and a detachable second portion, said first portion being coupled to said guard structure and at least partially extending into an aperture formed in said guard structure, said shield enclosing one end of said guard structure when said second portion is attached to said first portion, said first portion defining an aperture in communication with a passage defined by said tubular guard structure when said second portion is detached from said first portion.
A cover for an axle seal aperture, the axle seal being coupled to a transmission housing, the cover comprising:
- a tubular guard structure having a substantially cylindrical wall portion positioned adjacent to a substantially conical wall portion, said cylindrical wall portion being adapted to engage the axle seal and couple the cover to the axle seal;
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- a shield having a first portion and a detachable second portion, said first portion being coupled to said guard structure, said shield enclosing one end of said guard structure when said second portion is attached to said first portion, said first portion defining an aperture in communication with a passage defined by said tubular guard structure when said second portion is detached from said first portion wherein said guard structure includes a plurality of apertures having portions of said shield positioned in said apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.