Transmission unit for a motor vehicle having two powered axles
US5297452A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/19991
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transmission system for a motor vehicle with two powered axles has an engine aligned perpendicular to the driving direction and a transmission parallel to the axis of the engine shaft and includes an angle gear housing flangemounted on the side of the transmission housing, both housings having a lubricant supply for centrifugal or splash lubrication of the corresponding gear parts. The lubricant supplies, which are separated from each other by a partition, are interconnected by at least one first partition opening which serves as a lubrication inlet and at least one second partition opening which serves as a lubrication return. The second partition opening is located not below a first horizontal plane which passes approximately through the lower edge of a shaft bearing arrangement in the partition for the connecting shaft and the first partition opening is located above a second horizontal plane which passes approximately through the uppermost second partition opening. In addition, a lubricant-collecting and -conducting device is located inside the transmission housing.
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