US3153464A
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Automotive drive axle
Assignee: Eaton Corp
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Filing: 1962-11-23
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Granted: 1964-10-20
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Expires: 1982-11-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert K Nelson
- 👤 Andrew J Nenadal
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:17
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H57/00; F16H57/04; F16H57/048; F16H57/0482; F16H57/0483; B; B60; B60K; B60K17/00; B60K17/04; B60K17/16; F16H48/00; F16H48/06; F16H48/10; F16H48/38; F16H48/40; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19991
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
IN AN AUTOMOTIVE AXLE; A HOUSING HAVING AN OPENING IN ONE SIDE THEREOF; SAID HOUSING CONTAINING A GEAR CHAMBER ACCESSIBLE THROUGH SAID OPENING AND INCLUDING A LUBRICANT RESERVOIR IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID CHAMBER; A POWER TRANSMITTING GEAR UNIT ROTATABLE IN SAID CHAMBER AND HAVING AN ANNULAR PORTION MOVABLE THROUGH SAID RESERVOIR AS A LUBRICANT PICK-UP MEANS; A COVER CLOSING SAID OPENING; SAID COVER HAVING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING CHANNEL RECESS ON THE INNER SIDE THEREOF AND THROUGH WHICH SAID PICK-UP MEANS IS MOVABLE IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION DURING ROTATION OF SAID UNIT; SAID RECESS HAVING A LOWER END ADJACENT SAID RESERVOIR FOR CARRYING OF LUBRICANT THEREINTO FROM THE RESERVOIR BY SAID PICK-UP MEANS, AND AN UPPER DISCHARGE END AT AN ELEVATION ABOVE SAID RESSERVOIR FOR DISCHARGING LUBRICANT TO BE DISTRIBUTED; AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
IN AN AUTOMOTIVE AXLE; A HOUSING HAVING AN OPENING IN ONE SIDE THEREOF; SAID HOUSING CONTAINING A GEAR CHAMBER ACCESSIBLE THROUGH SAID OPENING AND INCLUDING A LUBRICANT RESERVOIR IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID CHAMBER; A POWER TRANSMITTING GEAR UNIT ROTATABLE IN SAID CHAMBER AND HAVING AN ANNULAR PORTION MOVABLE THROUGH SAID RESERVOIR AS A LUBRICANT PICK-UP MEANS; A COVER CLOSING SAID OPENING; SAID COVER HAVING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING CHANNEL RECESS ON THE INNER SIDE THEREOF AND THROUGH WHICH SAID PICK-UP MEANS IS MOVABLE IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION DURING ROTATION OF SAID UNIT; SAID RECESS HAVING A LOWER END ADJACENT SAID RESERVOIR FOR CARRYING OF LUBRICANT THEREINTO FROM THE RESERVOIR BY SAID PICK-UP MEANS, AND AN UPPER DISCHARGE END AT AN ELEVATION ABOVE SAID RESSERVOIR FOR DISCHARGING LUBRICANT TO BE DISTRIBUTED; AND
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2182889A
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