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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy L. Cradit, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Christopher J. Kowalsky, Windsor, CA;
Kristoffer Nilsson, Lund, SE;
Daniel Kent Rosengren, Helsingborg, SE;
John Rode, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16D 13/74 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); F16D 25/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0473 (2013.01); F16H 57/0434 (2013.01); B60K 23/08 (2013.01); F16D 13/74 (2013.01); F16D 25/123 (2013.01); F16D 2300/06 (2013.01); F16H 57/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A number of variations may comprise a method comprising: a lubrication system for a transfer case comprising: actively managing an oil level in a plurality of sumps in a transfer case by rotating at least one rotating element in the transfer case to transfer oil through the transfer case to lubricate the transfer case.