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Axle assembly with cooling pump

US7188699B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 11, 2004
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H57/0415
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An axle assembly with a cooling pump. The cooling pump includes a disk-shaped wheel with a plurality of radially-spaced ducts formed therein. The wheel is positioned in proximity to the axle assembly and rotated, allowing the ducts to draw air therethrough and direct the air to the axle assembly.

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