Add-on forced lubrication system
US4356889A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1980 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H57/0434
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An add-on forced lubrication system is provided for assembly to a standard transmission (10). The forced lubrication system comprises a drive adapter (48) mountable to end of a shaft (12) accessible from the exterior of the housing (14) through a removable cover (28), a pump (68) driven by said shaft by a pump drive shaft (66) received in said adapter and mountable to said housing at an interface (74) substantially identical the interface (29) of the removable cover, a first fitting (82) receivable in a first bore (40) communicating with the transmission sump (36) and normally closed by a first plug (42), a lubricant conduit connecting said first filling to the pump inlet (76), a second fitting (94) receivable in a second bore (44) normally sealed by a plug (46) and a conduit (96) connecting said fitting with the pump outlet (78).
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