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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Hydro-gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Langenfeld, Sullivan, IL (US);
Scott W. Keller, Charleston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/045 (2013.01); F16H 1/22 (2013.01); F16H 57/0441 (2013.01); F16H 57/0457 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hydraulic fluid expansion tank is located inside a housing of a drive device. The expansion tank comprises a siphon tube in communication with a sump located within the drive device and also comprises a vent opening in communication with a vent of the drive device that is in communication with atmospheric pressure. The fluid expansion tank is positioned and restrained within the drive device without the use of fasteners.