Patent ID: 6467578
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
An apparatus for testing windage on a gear, comprising:a case having a sump; a shaft rotatably mounted in the case for receiving and rotating a gear for testing; a power source operatively coupled to the shaft for driving the shaft; at least one nozzle mounted in the case for discharging a liquid onto the gear, the liquid adapted to collect in the sump after discharging on the gear; a pump connected to the sump and the nozzle for pumping the liquid from the sump to the nozzle; the case has a wall for mounting a baffle thereto for enclosing at least a portion of the gear to test the efficiency of the baffle on reducing windage on the gear and wherein a least a portion of the case is transparent to observe the baffle while undergoing testing.