Axle driving device having lobed bearings
US6401568B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2188
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a hydrostatic transmission or similar axle driving device, a bearing is used to support an axle in a separate axle chamber in the housing, and the bearing has an opening or lobe formed on the outer periphery thereof to allow fluid to flow from a chamber where the axle is housed and a separate chamber in the housing.
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