Patent ID: 8534425

Claim:
A splash-lubricated transmission having an oil sump with at least first and second oil sump sections (A, B) both lying in a horizontal plane, the first oil sump section (A) being separated from the second oil sump section (B) by a baffle plate ( 2 ) that extends vertically and separates the first and second oil sump sections (A, B) from one another, and a rotating gearwheel ( 1 ) being arranged in the first oil sump section (B), a vertical surface of the baffle plate ( 2 ) having an opening ( 3 ) above an oil level desired in the second oil sump section (B) so that, during rotation of the gearwheel ( 1 ), the oil flows into the second oil sump section (B), and a deflector device ( 4 ) being provided in the first oil sump section (A) to deflect oil flung off radially from the gearwheel ( 1 ) to a side, through the opening ( 3 ) in the baffle plate ( 2 ) and into the second oil sump section (B).