Patent ID: 7635225

Claim:
A lubrication system, comprising: a bearing, a lubrication member, and a rotatable shaft, said lubrication member being mounted on said shaft for rotation with said shaft, said lubrication member being generally circular and extending radially from said shaft, said lubrication member having at least one paddle member, said at least on paddle member being in a plane that is radially oriented with respect to the central axis of said shaft, and a spacer member, said spacer member maintaining said lubrication member a predetermined fixed distance from said bearing; wherein said spacer member is a raised region on said lubrication member, said raised region having a radial length that is substantially less than the radial extend of said circular member and a longitudinal extent sufficient to provide a slight space between said circular member and said bearing, said lubrication member being in lubricant tight contact with said shaft and with said bearing, a lubricant outlet member, and a labyrinthine lubricant flow passage, said lubricant flow passage extending from said bearing, through said slight space, to said outlet member; further comprising a seal member sealingly secured to said shaft and forming, in combination with said bearing, a lubricant tight seal that confines lubricant flow from said bearing to said shaft, said seal member having a longitudinally extending region that is in lubricant tight contact with said shaft, at least a portion of said seal member longitudinally extending region being positioned between said at least one paddle member and said shaft.