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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Andreas E. Perakes, Canton, MI (US);
Jason C. Marcath, Dearborn, MI (US);
Shaun G. Knowles, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andreas E. Perakes, Canton, MI (US);
Jason C. Marcath, Dearborn, MI (US);
Shaun G. Knowles, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for lubricating a differential mechanism includes a housing containing a ring gear, a pinion meshing with the ring gear, a sump containing fluid, and a reservoir that receives fluid flung from the ring gear as the ring gear rotates through the sump fluid, and an orifice restricting the flow rate of fluid from the reservoir.