Patent ID: 8794107
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gearbox assembly comprising: a housing defining a common open interior space; at least one gear supported for rotation within the common open interior space of the housing; a chamber defined by a shield disposed around less than an entire circumference of the at least one gear, the chamber open to the common open interior space; a shaft supporting the at least one gear, the shaft including an inner cavity in communication with a supply of lubricant; a jet supported within the housing for propelling lubricant into the inner cavity of the shaft; and a sump for storing lubricant at a level at least partially surrounding the chamber within the common open interior space of the housing, wherein the shield includes a passage in communication with the inner cavity of the shaft for supplying lubricant to the at least one gear within the chamber.