Variable lubricant level in a differential sump
US8746405B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2188
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for lubricating a differential mechanism includes a housing containing a ring gear, a pinion meshing with the ring gear, a sump containing fluid, and a reservoir that receives fluid flung from the ring gear as the ring gear rotates through the sump fluid, and an orifice restricting the flow rate of fluid from the reservoir.
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