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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2014
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Jon P. Trudeau, Battlecreek, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A supercharger transmission includes a first chamber having timing gears operatively disposed therein. A second chamber has transmission gears operatively disposed therein. An oil fill level is defined in the second chamber. A bearing retention wall is disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber. The bearing retention wall includes a return port to allow fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. The return port is an aperture defined in the bearing retention wall below the oil fill level. The bearing retention wall also includes a crosstalk port to allow fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. The crosstalk port is an aperture defined in the bearing retention wall above the oil fill level.