US 12,338,889 B2
Multi-channel rotational shaft lubrication system
Kurt Cattoor, Koolkerke (BE); Joachim Van Dingenen, Drongen (BE); Filip D. Schacht, Meulebeke (BE); and Jessica Versini, Bruges (BE)
Assigned to DANA BELGIUM N.V., Flanders (BE)
Filed by Dana Belgium N.V., Flanders (BE)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/421,648.
Application 18/421,648 is a division of application No. 17/805,349, filed on Jun. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,965,590.
Prior Publication US 2024/0159308 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. F16H 57/04 (2010.01)
CPC F16H 57/043 (2013.01) [F16H 57/0436 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lubrication system for a rotating shaft, comprising:
a pump coupled to a central lubricant channel, wherein the rotating shaft has a plurality of channels;
an air intake channel positioned parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotating shaft; and
a first orifice of a first channel of the plurality of channels, where the first orifice is positioned between the air intake channel and the central lubricant channel.