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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2016
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Rainer Grundler, Bodman-Ludwigshafen, DE;
Markus Herrmann, Scheidegg, DE;
Thilo Schmidt, Meckenbeuren, DE;
Dietmar Gehring, Aichstetten, DE;
Dirk Winkler, Kressbronn, DE;
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A greaser for a transmission includes a shaft () having an axial bore () and a plurality of axially spaced radial bores (). Each of at least one tube () is inserted into a respective one of the axially spaced radial bores () and extends radially inwardly into the axial bore () beyond a circumferential surface () of the axial bore () that is adjacent the respective one of the axially spaced radial bores (). Each of the at least one tube () includes a slot () at a tube end () facing a central axis () of the shaft (). The slot () of each of the at least one tube () extends along a central axis () of the respective tube () into an interior space of the axial bore ().