The present disclosure generally relates to oil slingers, and more particularly, but not exclusively, to oil slingers mounted to a rotary shaft.
Rotor systems, such as blowers, that effectively use oil slingers remain an area of interest. Some existing systems have various shortcomings, drawbacks, and disadvantages relative to certain applications. Accordingly, there remains a need for further contributions in this area of technology.
One embodiment of the present invention is a unique oil slinger. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for an oil slinger. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended. Any alterations and further modifications in the described embodiments, and any further applications of the principles of the invention as described herein are contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
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One example aspect of the present disclosure provides an apparatus having a rotatably mounted shaft 14, an adapter sleeve 26, a hub 22, an oil slinger 10, a lock nut 30, and a retaining element 34. The shaft 14 may be rotatably mounted in any known fashion such as by, for example, a bearing 46. The adapter sleeve 26 is mounted about or coupled to the shaft 14 and has a tapered or frustoconical outer surface 42. A narrower end 38 of the adapter sleeve 26 is mounted toward a first end 50 of the shaft. The hub 22 is mounted about the adapter sleeve 26 and has a frustoconical inner surface 54 that mates with the frustoconical outer surface 42 of the adapter sleeve 26. The hub 22 is further provided with two sections, where a first section 58 has a radial dimension that is smaller than a radial dimension of the second section 62. The oil slinger 10, which has at least one radial dimension larger than the second section 62 of the hub, is mounted to the hub adjacent the second section 62 and about the first section 58. The oil slinger 10 is fixedly attached to the second section 62 by fasteners such as, for example, threaded fasteners such as, for example, one or more screws 66. The lock nut 30 is mounted about the adapter sleeve 26 adjacent to the first section 58 of the hub 22. A retaining element 34 may also be provided disposed between the hub 22 and the lock nut 30. The adapter sleeve 26 may have a slot 70 that is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft 14 for retaining the retaining ring 34. In addition, a rotor 18 may be mounted to an end of the shaft 14.
While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only the preferred embodiments have been shown and described and that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the inventions are desired to be protected. It should be understood that while the use of words such as preferable, preferably, preferred or more preferred utilized in the description above indicate that the feature so described may be more desirable, it nonetheless may not be necessary and embodiments lacking the same may be contemplated as within the scope of the invention, the scope being defined by the claims that follow. In reading the claims, it is intended that when words such as “a,” “an,” “at least one,” or “at least one portion” are used there is no intention to limit the claim to only one item unless specifically stated to the contrary in the claim. When the language “at least a portion” and/or “a portion” is used the item can include a portion and/or the entire item unless specifically stated to the contrary.
Unless specified or limited otherwise, the terms “mounted,” “connected,” “supported,” and “coupled” and variations thereof are used broadly and encompass both direct and indirect mountings, connections, supports, and couplings. Further, “connected” and “coupled” are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections or couplings.
The present application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/701,229 filed Sep. 14, 2012, entitled OIL SLINGER MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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61701229 | Sep 2012 | US |