Patent ID: 8122787

Claim:
A transmission comprising: a transmission case; a rotatable component disposed within the transmission case; a sump disposed adjacent the rotatable component for storing a hydraulic fluid; and a baffle disposed between the rotatable component and the transmission case, the baffle comprising: an outer surface; an inner surface defining a cavity and wherein the inner surface encircles the rotatable component disposed within the cavity; a plurality of tabs disposed radially outward from the outer surface, the plurality of tabs in contact with the transmission case to prevent the baffle from rotating relative to the transmission case; and a plurality of openings located at a bottom portion of the baffle, the plurality of openings extending through the baffle between the inner surface and the outer surface, wherein the hydraulic fluid discharged from the rotatable component collects on the inner surface of the baffle and is directed out of the cavity through the plurality of openings and into the sump.