CPC F16H 57/0424 (2013.01) [F16H 57/0457 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system, comprising:
a device configured to capture lubricant directed in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction via a first passage and a second passage, wherein the device is a single, continuous piece and comprises a first collecting region, a second collecting region, and a third collecting region, wherein the third collecting region extends vertically lower than the first and second collecting regions and a rotating device, and wherein:
the rotating device rotates about an axis of rotation;
the first collecting region is positioned on a first side of the rotating device and the axis of rotation;
the second collecting region is positioned vertically above the rotating device and vertically above the axis of rotation;
the third collecting region is positioned on a second side of the rotating device and the axis of rotation, the second side being opposite the first side with the rotating device and the axis of rotation therebetween;
the third collecting region extends vertically on the second side from vertically above the axis of rotation to vertically lower than the rotating device; and
no part of the first collecting region, the second collecting region, or the third collecting region extends to a region vertically under the rotating device and the axis of rotation.
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