Patent ID: 11906033
Assignee: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
a device configured to capture lubricant directed in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction via a first passage and a second passage, wherein the device is a single, continuous piece and comprises a first collecting region, a second collecting region, and a third collecting region, wherein the third collecting region extends vertically lower than the first and second collecting regions and a rotating device, and wherein:
the rotating device rotates about an axis of rotation;
the first collecting region is positioned on a first side of the rotating device and the axis of rotation;
the second collecting region is positioned vertically above the rotating device and vertically above the axis of rotation;
the third collecting region is positioned on a second side of the rotating device and the axis of rotation, the second side being opposite the first side with the rotating device and the axis of rotation therebetween;
the third collecting region extends vertically on the second side from vertically above the axis of rotation to vertically lower than the rotating device; and
no part of the first collecting region, the second collecting region, or the third collecting region extends to a region vertically under the rotating device and the axis of rotation.