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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2011
Danny G. Voth, Liberty, KS (US);
George W. Detrick, Coffeyville, KS (US);
Danny G. Voth, Liberty, KS (US);
George W. Detrick, Coffeyville, KS (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A vehicle having a power generating device and a power transfer device. The power transfer device includes a plurality of gears in a housing within which the plurality of gears rotate. The plurality of gears include a first gear and a second gear, the first gear meshing with the second gear. The housing has a lubrication passage. The housing also has a lubrication slot and/or a spray nozzle in fluid communication with the lubrication passage. The lubrication slot and/or spray nozzle direct the fluid flowing therethrough toward where the first gear and second gear mesh.