Patent ID: 9482387
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: F16D,F16N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a rotatably mounted shaft having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis therethrough; an adapter sleeve having a frustoconical outer surface, and being coupled to the shaft, and being disposed between the first end and the second end, with a narrower end of the adapter sleeve mounted adjacent the first end; a hub having a frustoconical inner surface, and being coupled about the adapter sleeve, wherein the frustoconical outer surface mates with the frustoconical inner surface; wherein the hub has a proximal section having an outer surface, a first section with an outer surface having a first radial dimension larger than a radial dimension of the outer surface of the proximal section, a second section with an outer surface having a second radial dimension that is larger than the first radial dimension, and a mounting surface that extends between the outer surface of the first section and the outer surface of the second section; an oil slinger mounted to the mounting surface of the hub, adjacent the second section and about the first section, wherein the oil slinger is fixedly attached to the second section via one or more fasteners, and wherein the oil slinger includes a plurality of projections extending radially outward from a center of rotation and that are structured to sling oil; a lock nut mounted about the adapter sleeve adjacent the first section; a retaining element mounted about the adapter sleeve and disposed between the lock nut and the first section.