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

Claim 15:
16. A system, comprising:
a rotating component configured to receive lubricant;
a device spaced away from the rotating component and configured to receive lubricant from only the rotating component flowing in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction;
the device comprising a first collecting region arranged at a first portion of the device, the first collecting region fluidly coupled to a first outlet of a housing of the rotating component;
a second collecting region arranged at a second portion of the device, the second collecting region fluidly coupled to a second outlet of the housing of the rotating component;
a third collecting region arranged at a third portion of the device and vertically extending lower than the rotating component, the third collecting region fluidly coupled to a third outlet of the housing of the rotating component, wherein the device is a single, continuous piece;
a first passage fluidly coupled to the first collecting region and the second collecting region, the first passage configured to receive lubricant flowing in the clockwise direction; and
a second passage fluidly coupled to the second collecting region and the third collecting region, the second passage configured to receive lubricant flowing the counterclockwise direction, wherein:
the first passage, the second passage, and the second portion comprise reflection symmetric about an axis of symmetry;
the rotating component rotates about an axis of rotation;
the first collecting region is positioned on a first side of the rotating component and the axis of rotation;
the second collecting region is positioned vertically above the rotating component and vertically above the axis of rotation;
the third collecting region is positioned on a second side of the rotating component and the axis of rotation, the second side being opposite the first side with the rotating component 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 component; 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 component and the axis of rotation.