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Device for lubricating a geartrain

US4630711A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 19, 1985
Grant dateDec 23, 1986
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H57/0495
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The lower part (11) of the chamber 8 of the geartrain (1, 3) has a profile substantially matching the peripheral outline of the lower gear, adjacent it, and forms a divider nose (12) connected flush to a discharge conduit (14) opening outwardly within an external container (16) the base of which communicates with the bottom part of the chamber (8) via an external conduit (22, 23, 25) including a restriction (26).

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