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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Inventors:
Joe J. Liou, Windsor, CT (US);
Stefan Rakuff, Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 57/031 (2012.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0416 (2013.01); F16H 57/031 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02017 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gearbox system includes a gearbox having a housing. The housing includes a surface. The gearbox system also includes an add-on cooling fin panel in thermal engagement with the surface. The cooling fin panel includes a plurality of cooling fins. The gearbox system further includes an attachment feature constructed to affix the cooling fin panel to the gearbox. The cooling fin panel is constructed to transfer heat from the surface to the cooling fin panel by conduction; and the cooling fin panel is configured to transfer heat to an environment in which the gearbox is located by convection.