Patent ID: 6273214
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
A gear arrangement for driving or drives in agricultural equipment and machines, comprising:a first gearbox having a first casing portion delimiting a first interior space, at least one first shaft with a first gear, an end of said first shaft projecting from the first casing portion, a second gear positioned in said first casing portion;a second gearbox having a second casing portion delimiting a second interior space, at least one second shaft, one end of said second shaft projecting into the first interior space of the first casing portion, said end of said second shaft coupled with the second gear of the first gearbox;a third shaft with a third gear and a fourth gear positioned in said second casing portion, said third shaft being rotatably supported in a bore in the second shaft;a connecting channel in the second shaft connecting the first interior space with the second interior space, said connecting channel having an inlet opening communicating with the first interior space and an outlet opening communicating with the second interior space and the bore;a connecting mechanism for selectively feeding lubricant into the first interior space of the first casing portion;an air-venting unit communicating with the first interior space and with the ambient environment;the first casing portion arranged above the second casing portion, said first casing portion filled with a pasty lubricant at least up to a minimum filling level, and said air-venting unit arranged above the minimum filling level of the first casing portion;said inlet opening in said connecting channel in the first interior space is arranged at the height of the minimum filling level.