Patent ID: 6109615
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: F16H,F16J

Abstract:
A plenum seal assembly, comprising, in combination, a generally flat plate assembly with radially inner and outer margins and including a first oil seal body adjacent said outer margin thereof, and a second oil seal assembly adjacent said inner margin thereof, an oil outlet opening in said plate lying between said inner and outer margins, said plate including a portion extending radially outwardly beyond said outer margin, and a cover for said plate, said cover extending generally from a locus radially outwardly of said outer diameter seal body to a point generally adjacent said oil outlet opening and cooperating with said plate to define an oil passage and an oil inlet opening, said cover being sealed in substantially fluid-tight relation to said flat plate except for said inlet and outlet openings, thereby providing an assembly for picking up oil from a sump lying outside said outer diameter margin and supplying said oil to a mechanism having an oil inlet lying radially between said seal bodies.