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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2024
Applicant:
Dana Belgium N.v., Flanders, BE;
Inventors:
Kurt Cattoor, Koolkerke, BE;
Joachim Van Dingenen, Drongen, BE;
Filip D. Schacht, Meulebeke, BE;
Jessica Versini, Bruges, BE;
Assignee:
DANA BELGIUM N.V., Flanders, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/043 (2013.01); F16H 57/0436 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lubrication system for a rotating shaft having multiple channels is provided. In one example, the system includes a pump coupled to a central lubricant channel, the rotating shaft having a plurality of channels, an air intake channel positioned parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotating shaft, and a first orifice of a first channel of the plurality of channels, where the first orifice is positioned between the air intake channel and the central lubricant channel.