F16H57/0435

Convective cooling of a pressurized gearbox
11162572 · 2021-11-02 · ·

The present invention includes a cooling system for a gearbox, the cooling system comprising: a pressurized housing in fluid communication with the gearbox configured to circulate a pressurized lubricant; and one or more cooling fins about the pressurized housing, wherein heat from the pressurized lubricant within the pressurized housing is actively convected through the one or more cooling fins.

LUBRICANT SYSTEM

A lubricant system for supplying lubrication to a component in a turbine engine includes a lubricant reservoir, a supply line fluidly coupling the lubricant reservoir to the component in the turbine engine, a scavenge line fluidly coupling the component to the lubricant reservoir, and a bypass line fluidly coupling the supply line to the scavenge line and bypassing the component.

Outboard motor

An outboard motor includes an oil passage that through which an oil flows from the shift chamber to a gear chamber. A circular recessed portion is formed on an upper surface of the gear chamber. A rectangular recessed portion communicating with the circular recessed portion is formed on a portion of the upper surface adjacent to the circular recessed portion. The rectangular recessed portion includes a front surface facing a side surface of the circular recessed portion, a left surface located on a reverse side of a rotation direction of the drive gear with respect to the front surface, and a right surface located on a side of the rotation direction with respect to the front surface. An outlet of the oil passage is arranged on the front surface at a position closer to the left surface than to the right surface.

PTO LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLES

A vehicle drive system includes a first prime mover, a transmission, a power take-off (PTO), a lubrication system for the transmission and the PTO, and a control system. The transmission is powered by the first prime mover. The transmission is configured to rotate a drive shaft of the vehicle. The PTO is connected to the transmission at a first interface. The PTO includes the first interface and a second interface. The control system is configured to control fluid flow through the lubrication system for at least one mode where the input section of the PTO is stationary and the output section rotates.

Pump system for lubricating components of a wind turbine
11754054 · 2023-09-12 · ·

A pump system for supplying lubricant to components of a wind turbine comprises: a pump for pumping lubricant through a fluid circuit of the wind turbine; a drive means for driving the pump; and, a gearbox arrangement arranged to couple the drive means to the pump. The gearbox arrangement comprises a rotatable input shaft configured to be driven by the drive means and a rotatable output shaft configured to drive the pump. The input shaft is rotatable in a first direction of rotation and a second direction of rotation when driven by the drive means. The output shaft is rotatable in the first direction of rotation, and the speed of rotation of the output shaft is determined by an operational mode of the gearbox arrangement. In a first mode of operation, when the input shaft rotates in the first direction of rotation at a first speed of rotation, the gearbox arrangement is configured to drive the output shaft to rotate also in the first direction of rotation at the first speed of rotation. In a second mode of operation, when the input shaft rotates in the second direction of rotation at the first speed of rotation, the gearbox arrangement is configured to drive the output shaft to rotate in the first direction of rotation at a second speed of rotation.

Powertrain-cooling system of hybrid vehicle

A powertrain-cooling system of a hybrid vehicle may include an electric oil pump, a pressure control valve, which includes an input port receiving fluid discharged from the electric oil pump, an output port outputting the fluid to a transmission while adjusting the pressure of the fluid, and a drain port discharging a portion of the fluid in accordance with adjustment of the pressure of the fluid, a first motor cooling path connecting the drain port of the pressure control valve to a first motor forming a hybrid powertrain, and a controller electrically connected to the electric oil pump and configured for controlling the electric oil pump to cool the transmission and the first motor.

Computing device
11808345 · 2023-11-07 · ·

An object of the present invention is to appropriately control cooling water and oil according to situations. A computing device controls a flow rate of cooling water supplied to a motor and an oil pump that supplies oil from a gear box attached to the motor to a coil of the motor. The computing device suppresses the flow rate of the cooling water supplied to the motor when a temperature of oil in the gear box is less than a first threshold, and a temperature of the coil is less than a second threshold, and operates the oil pump.

Drop-in lube-on-demand valve and kit

A drop-in lube boost valve assembly replaces an OE lube boost valve assembly in a vehicle transmission hydraulic circuit. The OE valve assembly has a valve body with inlet, balancing and outlet ports. The drop-in valve assembly includes a sleeve having inlet and outlet ports, and a bore extending between and fluidically connecting the ports. The drop-in valve ports are spaced from each other. The sleeve includes valve and spring chambers. A valve has a valve face, a sealing portion and a spring stem and is positioned in the sleeve with the sealing portion positioned in the sleeve bore. A spring is positioned on the spring stem. The valve reciprocates in the sleeve between an open state in which the sealing portion does not overlie the sleeve outlet port and a closed state in which the sealing portion overlies and closes off the outlet port.

SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AND LUBRICATING CLUTCH OF WORK VEHICLE
20230341013 · 2023-10-26 · ·

Proposed is a system for operating and lubricating a clutch of a work vehicle. The system includes a forward-backward switching clutch portion connected to a first transmission hydraulic line, a main transmission clutch portion connected to the first transmission hydraulic line so as to be disposed in parallel with the forward-backward switching clutch portion, an auxiliary transmission clutch portion connected to a second transmission hydraulic line disposed in parallel with the first transmission hydraulic line, and a lubricating oil supply portion configured to supply oil as a lubricant to each clutch friction element. The lubricating oil supply portion includes a clutch lubrication valve unit, and is configured to always allow oil supply to the clutch friction elements of each of the main transmission clutch portion and the auxiliary transmission clutch portion, and is configured to intermittently allow oil supply to the clutch friction element of the forward-backward switching clutch portion.

COST-EFFECTIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVE UNIT COOLING AND LUBRICATION SYSTEM

A lower sump is disposed at a bottom of a housing for an electric motor/stator and drive train of an electric vehicle. The lower sump is configured to accumulate coolant/lubricant fluid that has passed through windings of the electric motor/stator. The lower sump includes a portion configured to receive part of one or more drive gears for the drive train. An upper sump is disposed above the electric motor/stator and drive train and is configured to accumulate at least a portion of the fluid that has been moved by the drive gear(s). One or more electronically-controlled exit or entrance valves are configured to be positioned between the upper sump and one or more spaces adjacent to the windings. The one or more exit or entrance valves are configured to release the fluid from the upper sump to flow through the space(s) adjacent to the windings into the lower sump.