Patent ID: 7878304
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gearbox arrangement for a vehicle, comprising: a first gearbox section, wherein the first gearbox section comprises a first gearbox assembly; a second gearbox section, wherein the second gearbox section comprises a second gearbox assembly and a bearing plate, the second gear box assembly is a power take-off assembly, and the first and second gearbox sections cooperate to form part of a lubricant sump; a lubricant encapsulated at least partially in the first and second gearbox sections, wherein more lubricant is retained in one of the first and second gearbox sections that is operating at a lower speed relative to the other of the first and second gearbox sections that is operating at a higher speed; and a separator, wherein the separator is mounted to the bearing plate, and the separator extends from the base of the gearbox arrangement up to at least the height of a gearbox input shaft.