Oil slinger mounting arrangement

摘要

An oil slinger for a blower is provided. The oil slinger provides many unique features including, but not limited to, being removably mounted to a rotatably mounted shaft. Such removable mounting can be accomplished through use of an adapter sleeve mounted over a shaft, a slinger hub onto which is mounted an oil slinger, and a lock nut with retaining element. In one form the adapter sleeve includes a outer frustoconical surface which engages an inner frustoconical surface of the slinger hub.

主权项

1. A blower comprising:
a housing; a shaft rotatably mounted to said housing and having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis therethrough; an adapter sleeve having a frustoconical outer surface, and being coupled to said shaft, and being disposed between said first end and said second end, with a narrower end of said adapter sleeve mounted adjacent said first end; a hub having a frustoconical inner surface, and being coupled about said adapter sleeve, wherein said frustoconical outer surface mates with said frustoconical inner surface; wherein said hub has a proximal section having an outer surface, a first section with an outer surface having a first radial dimension larger than a radial dimension of the outer surface of the proximal section, a second section with an outer surface having a second radial dimension that is larger than said first radial dimension, and a mounting surface that extends between the outer surface of the first section and the outer surface of the second section; an oil slinger mounted to the mounting surface of said hub, adjacent said second section and about said first section, wherein said oil slinger is fixedly attached to said second section via one or more fasteners, and wherein the oil slinger includes a plurality of projections extending radially outward from a center of rotation and that are structured to sling oil; a lock nut mounted about said adapter sleeve adjacent said first section; and a retaining element mounted about said adapter sleeve and disposed between said lock nut and said first section.