Transmission housing with shafts and gears - has oil chamber defined by rolling bearing and spring disc on bearing side away from chamber

• Main Authors: GARTNER, HELFRIED, ARDAGGER, AT, WOENTNER, GEBHARD, , WOLFERN, AT, ZWIRN, RUDOLF, SIERNING, AT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; German
• Published: 13.02.1992
• Subjects: BEARINGS; BLASTING; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GEARING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; LIGHTING; LUBRICATING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PIPES; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

The transmission housing contains shafts (7) with gears (8). At least one shaft has an axial bore (24) for . lubricating oil fed to one end of the shaft from pressurised oil chamber (3), at least partly contained in the housing. - The chamber has a rolling bearing (9) on one side, and, on the other side, a sprung disc (18) made of sintered steel plate, resting closely against the inner rolling bearing race (14), with outer edge resting flexibly against the rolling bearing outer race (16). A support ring (19) is behind the sprung disc.