Patent ID: 7172054
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: F01M,F16H,F16N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for lubricating and cooling a gear mechanism, comprising: a feed line for feeding lubricating and cooling oil from an oil sump; a spray tube having a first channel formed therein communicating with said feed line; at least one first nozzle communicating with said first channel for targeted spraying of the lubricating and cooling oil into lubrication-intensive regions of the gear mechanism associated with said first channel; said spray tube having at least one second channel formed therein communicating with said feed line; at least one second nozzle communicating with said second channel for targeted spraying of the lubricating and cooling oil into lubrication-intensive regions of the gear mechanism associated with said second channel; and a control valve for selectively switching said first and second channels by back-pressure acting thereupon in a first valve position, wherein said first channel is active and said second channel is closed, and a second valve position, wherein said first channel is active and said second channel is active.