With Lubricaton Patents (Class 475/159)
  • Patent number: 11970983
    Abstract: An arrangement for an aircraft turbine engine, including a shaft and a follower element rotatably coupled to the shaft by a spline connection, the arrangement including upstream and downstream connections for radially centring the follower element relative to the shaft; means for spraying a lubricant into a collection cavity; a passage for receiving lubricant, which passage opens into the collection cavity and into a cavity for lubricating the splines which is partially defined by the upstream and downstream radial centring connections; and a passage for discharging lubricant, which passage opens into the cavity for lubricating the splines and outside the arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Matthieu Bruno François Foglia, Serge René Morreale, Adrien Louis Simon
  • Patent number: 11959418
    Abstract: An impeller (230) for a planet carrier of a planetary gear speed reducer of a turbomachine, is configured intended to be rotatably secured to the planet carrier and to be rotated about an axis A of the speed reducer. The impeller has an annular shape about the axis and includes lubrication means (43, 45, 238), in particular for lubricating bearings of planet gears of the speed reducer. The lubrication means include an annular cavity (238) situated at the inner periphery of the impeller. The impeller includes an inner peripheral wall (246) closing the cavity (238) in the radial direction, and the impeller includes an annular port (248) that extends around the axis and that opens in the axial direction into the cavity in order to supply it with lubricating oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Guillaume Patrice Kubiak, Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Romain Guillaume Cuvillier, Simon Loïc Clément Lefebvre, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri Patsouris, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
  • Patent number: 11939984
    Abstract: Compressors having multi-speed gearboxes are disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a fluid channel to convey a fluid, a compressor fluidly coupled to the fluid channel, a gearbox operatively coupled to the compressor, the gearbox to control the compressor using a first gear ratio and a second gear ratio different from the first gear ratio to vary a flow rate of fluid in the fluid channel, and clutches to vary the gearbox between the first gear ratio and the second gear ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventors: Mark J. Robuck, Scott H. Bouwer, John C. Walters, Steve G. Mackin
  • Patent number: 11927262
    Abstract: Lubrication device for a turbomachine reduction gear, the device comprising an annular lubricating oil collecting cup delimited by a first wall and a second wall, said cup being divided by internal walls extending between the first wall and the second wall so as to define a plurality of angular sectors forming oil collection basins, the basins being circumferentially adjacent around the axis and comprising lubricating oil outlets, characterized in that one or more of said internal walls have openings allowing oil to pass between the circumferentially adjacent basins, characterized in that said openings (58) are formed in one or more of said internal walls so as to define one or more rows of openings in said one or more internal walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Bálint Pap, Patrice Jocelyn Francis Gedin, Antoine Jacques Marie Pennacino
  • Patent number: 11920657
    Abstract: A cycloidal reducer includes a reduction unit configured to reduce a torque input and an output unit configured to transfer the reduced output to the outside. A cycloidal rotor that is one constituent element of the reduction unit has a tooth-type protrusion formed in the shape of a circular arc. Thus, the level of difficulty of process is decreased more than when the tooth-type protrusion in the related art is formed in the shape of a broken line. In addition, rotor pins are accommodated in through-holes, respectively, that are equally spaced in the cycloidal rotor. A bushing is formed that fills a gap between the through-hole and the rotor pin is formed in order for the rotor pin to stably transfer rotational power. Accordingly, the advantage of effectively distributing a load and stably transferring a reduction torque to the outside is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MINTROBOT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeong Seok Kang, Soon Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 11906017
    Abstract: The torque transfer assembly can have a torque shaft rotatable around a rotation axis, the torque shaft having a first end and a second end opposite the first end along the rotation axis, a first reference feature at an intermediary location between the first end and the second end, and a sun gear integrated to the torque shaft, at the first end, the second end has a first external diameter, and the sun gear having a second external diameter greater than the first external diameter; and a reference tube having a fixed end secured to the torque shaft adjacent the second end, a free end having a second reference feature adjacent the first reference feature, the reference tube extending around the torque shaft, the reference tube having an internal diameter, the internal diameter being between the first external diameter and the second external diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventor: Eric Sylvain Durocher
  • Patent number: 11892061
    Abstract: A coaxial gear set comprising: a crankshaft which can be rotated about an axis of rotation and has at least one connecting rod bearing; and multiple, preferably at least three, pistons, each connected to the crankshaft by means of a connecting rod and which each have a toothing with at least one tooth on a first end face facing away from the axis of rotation. The coaxial gear set also comprises: a hollow shaft having internal toothing, wherein the pistons are located inside the hollow shaft when viewed in a plane normal to the axis of rotation; and a guide unit, wherein the pistons are each linearly guided in the guide unit and can be moved back and forth parallel to a radial direction normal to the axis of rotation, as a result of which the toothings of the first end faces of the pistons can be successively brought into meshing engagement with the internal toothing and out of meshing engagement with said internal toothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Kraken Innovations GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Simon Eisele, Michael Michelitsch
  • Patent number: 11879538
    Abstract: A planetary gearset including a gear arrangement including a centrally arranged sun gear rotationally fixable to a drive shaft, a set of planet gears distributed circumferentially around the sun gear, a ring gear member extending circumferentially around the planet gears, a ring gear, planet gear shafts arranged centrally in a corresponding planet gear, planet gear bearings arranged between a corresponding planet gear shaft and planet gear, wherein each planet gear shaft includes a planet gear shaft channel with an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a planet carrier connected to the set of planet gears via the planet gear shafts, wherein each planet gear shaft extends in an axial direction from the planet gear through the planet carrier and includes a protruding portion that protrudes out from the planet carrier and includes the inlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Henrik Strand, Johan Sahlberg
  • Patent number: 11867282
    Abstract: The invention relates to a planetary gear box, which has a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears, a ring gear, a plurality of plain bearing pins and an axially front carrier plate and an axially rear carrier plate. The plain bearing pin and the planet gear here configure a lubricated plain bearing which includes a plain bearing gap. Furthermore, the plain bearing pin, on the contact face thereof, configures a feed pocket which is provided and configured to receive oil and during the operation deliver oil in the circumferential direction to the plain bearing by way of a delivery edge. It is provided that the feed pocket is configured in the contact face of the plain bearing pin in such a manner that the delivery edge has a profile that deviates from a straight profile parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plain bearing pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO. KG
    Inventors: Paul Gorenz, Maximilian Prölss
  • Patent number: 11846268
    Abstract: Provided is a wind power generation transmission system. A first sun gear is a hollow gear. The first sun gear includes a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to the first end surface. A second planetary carrier includes a third connection end. An outer circumferential surface of the third connection end is provided with external splines. An inner circumferential surface of the first sun gear is provided with internal splines. The third connection end of the second planetary carrier extends from the second end surface to the first end surface and is disposed in the first sun gear so that the external splines of the third connection end are connected to the internal splines of the first sun gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING HIGH-SPEED GEAR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lian Zhu, Bo Zhang, Dongfang Jia, Chunyun Xiao, Aimin He, Yizhong Sun
  • Patent number: 11808247
    Abstract: A planetary gearbox for a wind turbine has a planetary gearbox housing, at least one sun gear, at least one internal gear, a planetary carrier with a first planet carrier cheek and a second planet carrier cheek, at least one planetary gear bolt, which is accommodated in the planetary carrier, at least one planetary gear, which is mounted on the planetary gear bolt, and at least one planetary gear radial sliding bearing which comprises a sliding surface. An oil distribution channel section is formed at least in the first planet carrier cheek. The first planet carrier cheek is mounted in the planetary gearbox housing by a radial sliding bearing. The radial sliding bearing is simultaneously formed as a flow connection element for flow connection of the oil distribution channel section of the first planet carrier cheek to a first lubricating oil supply bore arranged in the planetary gearbox housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MIBA GLEITLAGER AUSTRIA GMBH
    Inventor: Johannes Sebastian Hoelzl
  • Patent number: 11773771
    Abstract: A turbomachine with a counter-rotating turbine for an aircraft includes a counter-rotating turbine and a mechanical reduction gear with an epicyclic, planetary-type gear train. The gear train includes a planet carrier secured to a stator housing of the turbomachine situated upstream from the counter-rotating turbine in relation to a direction of gas flow within the turbomachine. The planet carrier is secured to the stator housing by an annular part with an elongated shape extending inside the second shaft. The annular part includes an upstream end secured to the intermediate casing and a downstream end coupled to the planet carrier. The annular part also includes an integrated circuit for conveying lubrication oil from its upstream end to the planet carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Paul Ghislain Albert Levisse, Olivier Belmonte, Fabrice Joël Luc Chevillot, Clément Paul René Niepceron, Amélie Argie Antoinette Chassagne
  • Patent number: 11739741
    Abstract: A control device for a motor unit provided in a vehicle is disclosed. The motor unit includes a motor including multiple coils provided side by side around a motor axis; a transmission mechanism transmitting power of the motor to an axle; a housing housing the motor and the transmission mechanism; an electric oil pump delivering oil stored in the housing; and a coil temperature sensor detecting a temperature of the coil. The control device includes a motor controller driving and controlling the motor; and a pump controller driving and controlling the electric oil pump. The pump controller estimates an oil temperature according to an ambient temperature and the temperature of the coil, and determines a start timing of the electric oil pump based on an estimated oil temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya Furushou, Yasuhiro Shirai
  • Patent number: 11708889
    Abstract: A pivot (14) with a longitudinal axis (Y) for a bearing of a mechanical reduction gear, comprising a first annular part (14a) including an axial passage (17) and a second annular part (14b) mounted around the first annular part (14a), the first annular part (14a) delimiting with the second annular part (14b) a lubrication circuit at least one oil inlet (20) of which opens out inwards of the first annular part (14a) into the axial passage (17) and at least one oil outlet (28) of which opens radially outwards of the second annular part (14b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Balint Pap, Jordane Emile André Peltier, Antoine Jacques Marie Pennacino
  • Patent number: 11692613
    Abstract: A mechanism including a first pair of races having a first pair of raceways and a first rolling element operable to roll between the first pair of raceways, wherein at least one of the first pair of raceways has a substantially variable curvature along at least a portion of a path of the first rolling element. A program product that determines a solution by adjusting the curvature of a first pair of raceways on opposite sides of a rolling element, at least one of the first pair of raceways having a substantially variable curvature along the contact points in the direction of the corresponding range of motion for the rolling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: 21GEO Corp.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Dobroth
  • Patent number: 11674440
    Abstract: A gear reduction includes a sun gear that engages a plurality of planet gears mounted on a carrier. The planet gears are engaged with a ring gear. The ring gear is fixed against rotation such that rotation of the sun gear causes rotation of the planet gears to cause rotation of the carrier. There are spray bars positioned circumferentially between adjacent ones of the planet gears. The spray bars have jet openings, such that lubricant can be passed directly onto teeth on the sun gear. One of the side faces has a plurality of windows such that oil can be scavenged. There are side surfaces between plurality of windows that do not have an opening. A gas turbine engine and a spray bar are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph H. Polly
  • Patent number: 11661977
    Abstract: A wet-running multi-disk clutch (B) for a motor vehicle transmission (G) includes a piston (K) provided at a first side of the multi-disk clutch (B), by which a force acting in an axial direction is applicable onto inner and outer clutch disks (IL, AL) in order to engage the multi-disk clutch (B). The multi-disk clutch (B) is supported against an abutting surface (AF) via an end disk (ALE) of the outer clutch disks (AL) at a second side, which is opposite the first side. Grooves (N) are provided at one or both of the abutting surface (AF) and the end disk (ALE). The grooves (N) are configured and arranged such that cooling fluid (O) routed to the multi-disk clutch (B) is flowable out of the multi-disk clutch (B) through the grooves (N).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Thomas Riedisser, Peter Reinders
  • Patent number: 11635028
    Abstract: A lubricating oil distributor for a mechanical reduction gear of a turbomachine, in particular of an aircraft, includes a body of generally annular shape around an axis X and includes first and second independent oil circuits. The first oil circuit has a first oil inlet connected by a first chamber to several oil outlets distributed on the body around the axis X. The second oil circuit has a second oil inlet connected by a second chamber to several oil outlets distributed on the body around the axis X. The first and second chambers extend circumferentially around the axis X at different diameters, wherein the first and second oil circuits are formed in the body and are respectively a recovery circuit and an oil supply circuit for toothing of the reduction gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventor: Adrien Louis Simon
  • Patent number: 11603921
    Abstract: A planetary gear mechanism for a gas turbine engine includes a planet carrier and a planet pin rotationally fixedly connected thereto and on which a planet gear is rotatably mounted via a planet bearing. The planet pin is at least approximately hollow cylindrical in regions. A sleeve in the planet pin comprises an oil feed region through which the bearing is supplied with oil. An outer side region of the sleeve and an inner side region of the planet pin are press fit together. The sleeve has a web radially inside the outer side region. The web extends radially through the sleeve and is fixedly connected to the outer side region in an end region of a main load zone of the bearing, and at the other end is fixedly connected to the outer side region on the opposite side thereof in the radial direction of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Christopher Campbell, Silvio Eis, Andreas Goumas
  • Patent number: 11592103
    Abstract: A carrier assembly has a pair of axially spaced-apart plates defining an axial gap therebetween. The plates have a plurality of planetary bores on a plurality of planetary axes. A plurality of planetary gear mount assemblies are disposed on the planetary axes and mounted within the planetary bores of the gear carrier. Each assembly comprises a journal bearing shaft having a pair of compliance grooves extending axially from opposed axial ends of the shaft. An inner cylindrical surface of each compliance groove defines a shaft mounting surface. A pair of collars is provided to assemble each journal bearing shaft to the carrier. Each collar has a mounting socket mating the shaft mounting surface and an external collar surface matching the planetary bore diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventor: Julien Simard-Bergeron
  • Patent number: 11493124
    Abstract: A transmission includes at least one planetary gear stage with a planet carrier having a first toothing. The transmission further includes at least one lubricant line having a first outlet opening and a second outlet opening. The first toothing, together with a second toothing, forms a spline. The first outlet opening is configured to lubricate the spline, and the second outlet opening is configured to lubricate a sun gear of the planetary gear stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, ZF WIND POWER ANTWERPEN N.V.
    Inventors: Wim De Laet, Pieter Uytterhoeven, Maarten Gernaey
  • Patent number: 11448309
    Abstract: A fan drive gear system for a turbofan engine according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes a sun gear that is rotatable about an axis, a plurality of intermediate gears driven by the sun gear, and a baffle that is disposed between at least two of the plurality of intermediate gears for defining a lubricant flow path from an interface between the sun gear and at least one of the plurality of intermediate gears. The baffle includes a channel with at least one ramp portion directing lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Janice Jabido, Michael E. McCune
  • Patent number: 11421772
    Abstract: A power transmission device includes: a cylindrical member including an opening formed at a first end in an axial direction, and a wall portion formed at a second end in the axial direction; and a planetary gear set received within the cylindrical member; a carrier of the planetary gear set which includes a protruding portion protruding toward an outer circumference side, and the protruding portion being positioned between the wall portion and a ring gear of the planetary gear set, wherein the carrier is integrally formed with a hub portion of a clutch; the hub portion is positioned on a wall portion side of the carrier; and an outermost circumference portion of the protruding portion is positioned radially outside of an outermost circumference portion of the hub portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsushita, Akira Kamiyama
  • Patent number: 11415174
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to solid lubricant assemblies for providing over temperature protection for bearings and gears in rotorcraft systems. A solid lubricant enters a fluid state above a certain temperature and is positioned so that fluid lubricant is applied to the bearings or gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Wayne Baldwin, Kyle Thomas Cravener, Tyson Henry
  • Patent number: 11401869
    Abstract: The invention concerns an assembly comprising an epicycloidal gear train (10) having a central pinion (26), an outer crown (28) and satellite pinions (32) in engagement with the central pinion (26) and the outer crown (28) and each mounted freely rotatable on a satellite carrier (36), the central pinion (26) surrounding and being rotationally fixed to a shaft (24) and the gear train comprising means for lubricating the teeth and axes (34) of the satellite pinions (32), these means including an annular cup (56) fixed to the satellite carrier (36) opened radially inward. According to the invention, the assembly includes fixed oil spraying means (64) configured to spray oil towards oil deflecting means (70) towards the inside of the annular cup (56).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Serge René Morreale, Fabien Roger Gaston Caty, Patrice Jocelyn Francis Gedin
  • Patent number: 11359511
    Abstract: A pivot for a sliding bearing of an epicyclic train includes an annular wall delimiting an axial passage, the annular wall including a first and a second annular groove opening axially in opposite directions and each defined by two coaxial inner and outer annular branches formed at the axial ends of the annular wall. The pivot also includes a plurality of first holes opening at a first end into the first annular groove and at a second opposite end into the second annular groove, these holes being made over an angular sector of between 5° and 330°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Alexis Claude Michel Dombek, Julie Marie Renée Lemoine
  • Patent number: 11353104
    Abstract: A carrier for a planetary gear train includes a hub disposed about an axis of rotation, the hub having an external cylindrical surface including a plurality of splines extending along a longitudinal direction, the longitudinal direction being parallel to the axis of rotation; and a deck extending away from the hub along a radial direction, the radial direction being transverse to the longitudinal direction. The deck defining a plurality of holes therethrough, each hole of the plurality of holes being configured to receive an axle of a planet gear of the plurality of planet gears, the hub being disposed between the plurality of holes and the axis of rotation along the radial direction. The splines have a value of a parameter (P) that is not less than 2.5 and not greater than 6.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Jenkins, Matthew E. Giannis, Steven M. Cross, Keith A. Kabrick, Kurt W. Riggenbach
  • Patent number: 11326524
    Abstract: A ring gear (114) for an epicyclic or planetary reduction gear (110) of a turbomachine, in particular of an aircraft, said ring gear extending about an axis and comprising first and second coaxial annular elements (114a, 114b) and comprising, respectively, two inner annular toothing sets (150) of different orientation, said first and second annular elements further comprising, respectively, first and second radially outer annular flanges (114ab, 114bb) for attaching said first and second elements to each other, characterised in that one of said first and second flanges comprises, at its outer periphery, a cylindrical centring rim (164) configured to cooperate with the outer periphery of the other of said first and second flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Jean-Charles Michel Pierre Di Giovanni, Alexis Claude Michel Dombek, Florian Rappaport
  • Patent number: 11268453
    Abstract: An epicyclic gear train includes a sun gear and planet gears mounted to a carrier and engaged to the sun gear. The planet gears and the carrier are rotatable about a center axis, and the carrier is engaged with a power output at a carrier-output engagement location. Ring gears are in meshed engagement with the planet gears. Planet gear bearings are disposed between one of the planet gears and the carrier. A lubrication interface is defined between each planet gear bearing and one of the planet gears. A bearing lubrication system includes a lubricant supply conduit extending between a conduit inlet at the carrier-output engagement location and conduit outlets at the lubrication interfaces of the planet gear bearings. A lubricant strainer is mounted about the conduit inlet at the carrier-output engagement location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Michel Desjardins, Vincent Savaria
  • Patent number: 11248696
    Abstract: A planetary gear device may include: a carrier plate having a perforated central portion, a plurality of pinion gears rotatably mounted on the carrier plate, a sun gear inserted into the carrier plate and engaged with the pinion gears, a support ring mounted around an outer surface of the sun gear, and a rotation support mounted on the carrier plate and supporting the support ring such that the support ring is rotatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Hoon Kim, Min Sik Kang, Sang Jin Park
  • Patent number: 11248697
    Abstract: A planetary gear train which includes a planet carrier having at least one radial wall with pin bores formed therein, planetary gear pins that are seated in said pin bores on at least one end, planetary gears that are arranged on the planetary gear pins, and a ring gear that is attached to the radial wall and dimensioned such as to rise radially above an inner enveloping circle of the pin bores. The radial wall carrying an annular collar and the ring gear is axially secured to the annular collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jochen Loeffelmann, Gerhard Nagengast, Peter Welker
  • Patent number: 11186381
    Abstract: A drivetrain for an aircraft includes an engine, a driveshaft to receive rotational energy from the engine and a gearbox including a multistage planetary gear system to receive rotational energy from the driveshaft. The multistage planetary gear system includes an integral multistage ring gear system having flanged and cantilevered ends. The integral multistage ring gear system forms a first stage ring gear at the cantilevered end and a second stage ring gear interposed between the flanged end and the first stage ring gear. The multistage planetary gear system includes a first stage sun gear, first stage planet gears and a first stage carrier. The first stage planet gears mate with the first stage ring gear. The multistage planetary gear system includes a second stage sun gear, second stage planet gears and a second stage carrier. The second stage planet gears mate with the second stage ring gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Colton James Gilliland, Russell Lee Mueller, Tyson T. Henry
  • Patent number: 11181188
    Abstract: A planetary carrier includes a first hub having an adjoining first sealing wall and a second hub having an adjoining second sealing wall. The first and second sealing walls are arranged opposite each other. The planetary carrier has a web for connecting the first sealing wall to the second sealing wall. A greatest material accumulation of the planetary carrier, at which a greatest Heuvers element of the planetary carrier is located, is radially outside in a region of a transition from the web to the first sealing wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Arno Klein-Hitpass, Kathrin Benoit, Markus Böggering
  • Patent number: 11168781
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a structure fixed to a housing, a bearing, and a planet carrier rotatably supported in the structure fixed to the housing via the bearing and an oil feedthrough ring. The oil feedthrough ring forms a lubricant-conducting connection between the structure fixed to the housing and the planet carrier. The structure fixed to the housing, the oil feedthrough ring, the bearing and the planet carrier together form a first cavity. The planet carrier forms at least one lubricant line which opens into the first cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Simon Hetmaniok
  • Patent number: 11162573
    Abstract: A gear system is provided to secure lubrication passages when the gear system is changed between driving, neutral, and parking modes. The gear system includes a planetary gear assembly, a hollow portion output shaft selectively engaged with a carrier such that the output shaft is configured to rotate with the carrier when the output shaft is engaged with the carrier. The gear system further includes a first lubrication passage formed radially at a first point on the carrier, a second lubrication passage formed radially at a second point on the output shaft, and a third lubrication passage formed between the outer surface of the output shaft and the inner surface of the carrier and configured to connect the first lubrication passage and the second lubrication passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG Magna e-Powertrain Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changwoo Sung, Deokkyu Lee, Junggu Lee
  • Patent number: 11143234
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid damping system for a planetary traction drive designed for a driven turbocharger on an engine. The planetary traction drive has a plurality of double roller planets that are each supported by two planet hearings, one at each end of the double roller planet. Each planet bearing has a fluid damping system that consists of a radial squeeze film damper that feeds fluid to an axial squeeze film damper to absorb vibrations and dissipate kinetic energy in the planetary traction drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SUPERTURBO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Jared Howe
  • Patent number: 11137063
    Abstract: A mechanical reduction gear for a turbomachine, in particular for an aircraft, this reduction gear including a sun gear having an axis of rotation, a ring gear that extends around the sun gear, planet gears which are meshed with the sun gear and the ring gear, and a lubricating oil distributor which is configured to supply oil to the internal cavities of tubular supports of the planet gears, wherein each of the tubular supports includes a first angular sector including oil conveying pipes and a first outer peripheral surface for forming an oil film, and a second angular sector including a second outer peripheral surface in which a breaking tub of the oil film and recovering of the oil is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Jean-Charles Michel Pierre Di Giovanni, Balint Pap
  • Patent number: 11137062
    Abstract: An oil pipe cover for a mechanical reduction gear of a turbomachine, for example of an aircraft, is configured to be fixed to a planet carrier of the reduction gear and to be mounted on an axial end of a hydrodynamic bearing tubular support of a planet gear of the reduction gear. The oil pipe cover has an annular body extending around an axis (Y) and having a mounting central orifice on the axial end. The body has two diametrically opposed circumferential deflectors: a first deflector having a circumferential oil guiding surface located radially outwards with respect to the axis (Y), and a second deflectors having a circumferential oil guiding surface located radially inwards with respect to the axis (Y).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Alexis Claude Michel Dombek, Bálint Pap
  • Patent number: 11112002
    Abstract: A lubrication device for an automatic transmission, the lubrication device includes: a pinion gear unit comprising a pinion shaft and a pinion gear surrounding the pinion shaft, a ring gear unit engaged with the pinion gear, a first thrust bearing coupled to the ring gear unit, a second thrust bearing disposed on one side of the pinion gear, an oil guide coupled to the pinion shaft and guiding the oil, scattering from the first thrust bearing, toward the pinion shaft, a sun gear engaged with the pinion gear and comprising a first oil hole portion through which the oil passes and a second oil hole portion allowing the oil to be supplied toward the second thrust bearing therethrough, and a carrier comprising a third oil hole portion receiving the oil from the first oil hole portion and transferring the received oil toward the first thrust bearing and a fourth oil hole portion receiving the oil from the second thrust bearing and transferring the received oil toward the oil guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.
    Inventor: Tae Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 11111902
    Abstract: A nacelle for a wind power installation, a rotor for a wind power installation, a wind power installation, use of a planetary-gearbox-free electric actuator drive, a method for wind direction tracking of a nacelle, and a method for rotor blade adjustment of rotor blades of a rotor are provided. Provided is a nacelle for a wind power installation, in particular a wind power installation having a nominal output of more than 3000 kilowatts (kW), having at least one azimuth drive which is used for the wind direction tracking of the nacelle and which is configured as a planetary-gearbox-free electric actuator drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventor: Samer Mtauweg
  • Patent number: 11105396
    Abstract: The invention regards a planetary gearbox which includes a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears which are driven by the sun gear, a ring gear, and a plurality of journal bearing pins. Each of the journal bearing pins is located in an inner bore of one of the planet gears, wherein the journal bearing pins each have a longitudinal axis which extends in the axial direction of the planetary gearbox. In each case a journal bearing pin and a planet gear form a journal bearing. It is provided that the journal bearing pin includes, along the length of the journal bearing, a stiffness which varies along the longitudinal axis of the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventor: Andreas Goumas
  • Patent number: 11098768
    Abstract: An inner disc carrier (LT) for a wet-type friction clutch (K0) may have a driving toothing including ridges (S, SX) and grooves (N) for the form-locking accommodation of discs (L) of the friction clutch (K0). Each of a first group of the ridges (S) has a first opening (A1) produced in a chip-less shaping process and a section (ST) extending radially inwardly at the first opening (A1) and created during production of the first opening (A1). Hydraulic fluid supplied radially from inside the inner disc carrier (LT) from a first axial position is guided through the first openings (A1) to the discs (L). Hydraulic fluid supplied radially from inside the inner disk carrier (LT) from a second axial position is guided past the discs (L). The sections (ST) of the ridges (S) act as a damming contour for hydraulic fluid supplied radially from the second axial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Thomas Riedisser, Steffen Einenkel, Christian Dönges, Klemens Adamski
  • Patent number: 11092230
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a first oil line, a second oil line, a third oil line, a cavity, and a plate having a continuous first hole and a continuous second hole. The first oil line, the second oil line and the third oil line each have a mouth in the cavity. The plate is arranged in the cavity in such a way that it covers the mouths of the second oil line and the third oil line. The first hole connects the second oil line and the cavity to each other in a fluid-conducting manner. The second hole connects the third oil line and the cavity to each other in a fluid-conducting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF Wind Power Antwerpen N.V.
    Inventors: Wim De Laet, Bart Geudens, Pieter-Jan Francis
  • Patent number: 11085510
    Abstract: A toothed wheel extending along an axis and comprising at least two annular toothed areas and an annular groove located axially between said toothed areas, intended for collecting lubricating oil from said toothed areas, characterized in that said groove is delimited by an axially extending bottom surface and radially extending lateral surfaces, characterized in that the groove has at least one projecting portion extending radially outwards from the bottom surface of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Safran Transmission Systems
    Inventors: Antoine Jacques Marie Pennacino, Mathieu Jean Charrier, Boris Pierre Marcel Morelli
  • Patent number: 11060588
    Abstract: An all-gear continuously variable automatic transmission and speed ratio active control system includes a speed ratio active control mechanism arranged between a torque proportional distribution differential mechanism and a planetary gear mechanism. The torque proportional distribution differential mechanism includes two differential bevel gears connected to a gear ring and a sun gear of the planetary gear mechanism respectively to be used as input shafts of the planetary gear mechanism. The speed ratio active control mechanism includes an adjustment motor, an adjustment driving gear and an adjustment driven gear. The adjustment driving gear and the adjustment driven gear are in a normally engaged state. The adjustment driven gear is rigidly connected to one of differential bevel gear shafts, and the adjustment driving gear is connected to the adjustment motor, and planetary gears are engaged with the sun gear and the gear ring respectively and output power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Inventor: Yaohua He
  • Patent number: 11022157
    Abstract: A cooling prioritization valve (5) for a hydraulic system (4) of a motor vehicle transmission (3) includes a valve housing (6), a valve slide (7), an inlet (18), an outlet (15), and a further outlet (21). A secondary system pressure circuit (39) of the hydraulic system (4) can be connected to the inlet (18), a cooler (54) can be connected to the outlet (15) or to the further outlet (21), and a suction loading (44) can be connected to the outlet (15) or to the further outlet (21). In a starting position, the inlet (18) is not connected either to the outlet (15) or to the further outlet (21). In a first control position, the inlet (18) is connected to the outlet (15). In a second control position, the inlet (18) is connected to the outlet (15) and the further outlet (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Alexander Haberstock, Armin Haugg, Thilo Schmidt, Markus Herrmann
  • Patent number: 11022209
    Abstract: A gear assembly including a first gear disposed at a centerline axis of the gear assembly; a second gear coupled to the first gear in adjacent radial arrangement; and a spraybar assembly disposed between a plurality of the second gear. The spraybar assembly defines an elongated neck extended between the plurality of second gear. A supply opening is defined through the elongated neck and the elongated neck defines a groove extended along a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: GE Avio S.r.l.
    Inventors: Saypen Baraggia Au Yeung, Giulio Zagato
  • Patent number: 10962920
    Abstract: A developing cartridge includes: a casing; a drive gear; a first gear; and a second gear. The casing is configured to accommodate developing agent therein. The first gear is configured to receive a driving force from the drive gear. The first gear is rotatable about a first axis extending in an axial direction in accordance with rotation of the drive gear. The first gear includes a first protrusion. the second gear is configured to receive the driving force from the drive gear. The second gear is rotatable about the first axis. the second gear includes a second protrusion. A rotational speed of the second gear is faster than a rotational speed of the first gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Keita Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10907726
    Abstract: A planetary gearset includes a sun gear, a ring gear, a planet gear positioned between the sun gear and the ring gear to revolve around the sun gear, a planet carrier, a planet pin to which the planet gear is coupled for rotation about the planet pin, and a retaining pin positioned in the planet pin and the planet carrier so as to couple the planet pin to the planet carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Randall L. Long, Danny G. Voth, Kyle K. McKinzie
  • Patent number: 10883425
    Abstract: A fan drive gear system includes at least one intermediate gear that includes an axial gear passage for receiving and conveying a fluid suitable for cooling and/or lubricating. At least a first axial end of the intermediate gear includes a first fluid storage trap for capturing fluid entering and/or exiting the gear passage and storing the fluid therein during powered operation of the fan drive gear system. The fluid is capable of being passively supplied to the intermediate gear passage during an interrupted power event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: William G. Sheridan