Planetary Gearing Or Element Patents (Class 475/331)
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Patent number: 9884605Abstract: A force-limiting device (4) for a seat belt device which has at least two parts (5, 11, 15) controlled with a frequency-dependent, defined movement, wherein the parts (5, 11,15) moving relative to one another feature gearings (8, 10, 18, 19) engaging into each other and the frequency-dependent, controlled movement occurs such that at least one of the parts (5, 11, 15) executes a feed movement (V) with respect to the other part (5, 11,15) with an undulating motion (Q) perpendicular to the feed movement (V) in which the gearings (8, 10, 18, 19) alternatingly engage and disengage, by means of which a force limited belt extraction is facilitated. Wherein means are provided with which the required force for movement of the parts (5, 11, 15) toward one another can be automatically increased after a preset belt extraction length.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Klaus-Peter Singer, Ronald Jabusch
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Patent number: 9869385Abstract: A powder metal component for a transmission includes a body portion defining a substantially planar major surface, and at least three radially spaced-apart retention features formed in the body portion in a green state, prior to sintering. Each retention feature may include a bore having a shaped geometry extending between an upper region adjacent the major surface of the body portion, and a lower region defining a radius of curvature. Each bore may be defined by two opposing, substantially parallel sidewalls and a substantially U-shaped bottom portion. The U-shaped bottom portion may include a center region defining the radius of curvature connecting two angled bottom walls.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Shail N. Shah, Nicholas S. Vernon, Sean I. Hayes
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Patent number: 9816587Abstract: A geared motor includes a gear mechanism portion that meshes with a rotational shaft provided within a main motor unit. The gear mechanism portion has a multistage planetary gear reducing mechanism. The multistage planetary gear reducing mechanism includes a first stage gear formed helically and a final stage gear formed with spur teeth.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: NIDEC COPAL CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji Koike, Kazuo Tanabe
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Patent number: 9809208Abstract: The invention proposes a planet carrier (50) for a planetary gear train of a reducing mechanism of an electromechanical actuator for actuating a parking brake of a motor vehicle, which carries planet pinions (52), each of which is accommodated between two parallel support plates (56, 58) belonging to a reinforcement (54) of the planet carrier and each of which is mounted in rotation on the planet carrier (50) about a rotation guide pin (74) that is mounted between the two support plates (56, 58) to which it is linked by the two opposing axial ends thereof, characterized in that each rotation guide pin (74) is a tubular pin.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventor: Philippe Bourlon
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Patent number: 9784364Abstract: A planetary carrier where the second pinion gears are disposed so as to be at least partially located in the spaces between the adjacent bridge portions, an outer peripheral surface of each of the bridge portions is provided with a spline onto which a friction engagement plate constituting a friction engagement element is fitted, an inner peripheral surface of each of the bridge portions is provided with a pair of wall portions that extend in the axial direction along side edges on both sides of each of the bridge portions and protrude radially inward, and each of the bridge portions is provided with a plurality of oil holes through which an inside and an outside of each of the bridge portions communicate with each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Nakatsune Hattori, Motoshi Asano, Tsubasa Deguchi, Keisuke Nakashima, Takeshi Torii
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Patent number: 9739170Abstract: An assembly for flexibly damping a power gear box for a gas turbine engine, the assembly includes a flexible mount connected to the power gear box at a first end of the flexible mount; a member connected to the flexible mount at the first end of the flexible mount and a second end of the flexible mount, wherein the first end of the flexible mount includes an outer rim connected to the member and an inner rim connected to the power gear box and a set of circumferentially segmented squeeze film damper lands configured to receive a damping fluid is provided between the inner rim and the outer rim.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: Bugra HAn Ertas
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Patent number: 9708044Abstract: Disclosed is an outboard motor including a drive shaft that transmits rotational power from an engine, a shift unit provided in the middle of the drive shaft, and a water pump that feeds a coolant to the engine. The drive shaft has a first input shaft that receives the rotational power transmitted from the engine and a second input shaft that receives the rotational power transmitted from the first input shaft. The shift unit and the water pump are integrated into a single shift unit module installed detachably to the lower unit casing.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsushi Achiwa, Keisuke Daikoku
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Patent number: 9702451Abstract: A planet-carrier for an epicyclic gearing having an annular structure, provided with a coupling portion for being connected to a rotating member or to a static structure in an angularly fixed manner, and a ring that is coaxial to the annular structure along a transmission axis and consists of a plurality of plate-shaped sectors and of a plurality of attachment sectors, alternating with one another about the transmission axis; the plate-shaped sectors lie on a plane orthogonal to the transmission axis and are fixed with respect to pairs of pins, which protrude in opposite directions from the plate-shaped sectors and are adapted to carry respective planet gears; each of the attachment sectors is fastened to the structure by a corresponding pair of arms, which converge with each other towards the ring and are elastically deformable so as to allow a relative movement between the ring and the structure under load.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: GE AVIO S.R.L.Inventor: Michele Gravina
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Patent number: 9689466Abstract: The present invention provides a reduction mechanism in which high torque output can he achieved, thinness and size and weight reduction can be achieved, and the number of teeth of a gear and reduction ratio can be freely set. In a gear motor that includes a reduction mechanism in which a planetary two-stage gear is arrayed between a sun gear of a planetary gear mechanism and an internal gear of a planetary gear mechanism, the reduction mechanism has at least a single planetary two-stage gear arrayed such as to be positioned between the sun gear and the internal gear and including a small gear or a large gear that meshes together with a large gear or a small gear of the planetary two-stage gear, and both end portions of the at least a single planetary two-stage gear are supported by ball bearings.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: NIDEC COPAL ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Kanai, Yusuke Tanaka, Hiroki Matsushita, Takayuki Endo
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Patent number: 9523353Abstract: The invention relates to a blade bearing or nacelle bearing of a wind turbine, comprising two rings mounted adjacent to each other and rotatable relative to each other for connection on one side to the hub of the wind turbine and on the other side to a blade of same, or for connection on one side to the tower of the wind turbine and on the other side to the nacelle of same, wherein the two rings rotatable relative to one another are each provided with a circumferential internal toothing or are non-rotatably coupled for the purpose of joint toothed engagement by one or more toothed planetary gears running around a central sun gear, the planetary gears in turn meshing with the toothed sun gear.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: IMO Holding GmbHInventor: Hubertus Frank
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Patent number: 9488261Abstract: In a hydrostatic transmission (HST), a lubricating fluid passage is formed in an input shaft and has a pair of radially opposite lubricating fluid spill ports open at an outer peripheral surface of the input shaft. Both of the radially opposite lubricating fluid spill ports face a lubricated object of the HST. The lubricating fluid passage includes an axial fluid passage and a pair of radial fluid passages that are extended radially from the axial fluid passage to the outer peripheral surface of the input shaft so as to be radially opposite each other. Open ends of the respective radial fluid passages at the outer peripheral surface of the input shaft serve as the respective radially opposite lubricating fluid spill ports.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhisa Mochizuki, Tomoyuki Tsuji, Tooru Oota
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Patent number: 9476499Abstract: A shovel includes: a speed reducer configured by stacking a plurality of gear speed reducers each having a sun gear, a planetary gear, an internal gear, and a carrier member supporting the planetary gear provided in a case, in a direction of an axis of rotation of an upper turning body; and a movement restriction section which is provided between the sun gear of one gear speed reducer among the gear speed reducers stacked in a plurality and another gear speed reducer stacked so as to face the sun gear and restricts movement of the sun gear of the one gear speed reducer toward the other gear speed reducer, wherein the movement restriction section is provided at the case.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kentaro Furusho, Kazunori Hiranuma, Takeshi Okada, Yoshitaka Shizu
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Patent number: 9469184Abstract: A hybrid assembly having a single input and a single output. The hybrid assembly is compactly packaged and achieves a wide range of gear ratios. The hybrid assembly may be used in a vehicle power train with or without an additional transmission.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: FCA US LLCInventors: Bradford P Liu, Feisel Weslati
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Patent number: 9429226Abstract: A carrier having short pinion gears and long pinion gears is made compact, and the mountability of the carrier on vehicles is improved. In a structure of the carrier, short pinion gear housing spaces are formed between thick-walled portions of a carrier body and a carrier cover, and long pinion gear housing spaces are formed between flange portions and the carrier cover. Bridge portions are provided on the radially outer side of the short pinion gear housing spaces, and fixed to the carrier cover. Openings are provided on the radially outer side of the long pinion gear housing spaces. Splines to be engaged with a friction member of a clutch are formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the bridge portions.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobukazu Ike, Takeshi Torii, Hiroaki Sanji, Tsubasa Deguchi
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Patent number: 9419495Abstract: A wind turbine has a rotor and a generator. A planetary transmission is arranged between the rotor and the generator, the planetary transmission being operatively connected to the rotor and the generator. The planetary transmission has at least one planet gear, at least one planet pin, and a planet carrier, the planet gear being arranged on the planet pin. At least one sliding bearing is arranged between the planet pin and the planet carrier, and the planet gear is rotationally fixed to the planet pin.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Miba Gleitlager GmbHInventor: Alexander Kari
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Patent number: 9394971Abstract: A planet web for connecting two planet web cheeks to form a planet wheel space of a planet carrier of a planet gear has, in the axial direction of the planet carrier, a cavity delimited by peripheral walls. A planet carrier includes the planet web and is improved in relation to the prior art, in particular from a production engineering aspect. This improvement is achieved by the planet web having at least one breach arranged in a peripheral wall of the planet web, which connects the cavity to the planet wheel space. A corresponding planet carrier, a casting core, and a method for manufacturing a planet carrier includes the planet web having the at least one breach.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Ralf Kleine-Brockhoff, Dominikus Daners, Marco Lehmann, Claudia Schweihoff
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Patent number: 9382973Abstract: The invention relates to devices including rotary units and rotary mechanisms that are suitable for use in numerous applications. Rotary units typically include rotational components that are configured to rotate. In some embodiments, for example, multiple rotary units are assembled in rotary mechanisms such that neighboring pairs of rotational components counter-rotate or contra-rotate relative to one another during operation of the rotary mechanisms. Rotational components generally include one or more implements that are structured to perform or effect one or more types of work as the rotational components rotate relative to one another in a given rotary mechanism. In certain embodiments, implements are configured to rotate and/or to effect the movement of other components as rotational components rotate.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Inventor: Christopher C. Sappenfield
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Patent number: 9347546Abstract: A planet wheel carrier comprises first and second end-sections for supporting shafts of planet wheels (113-114) of a planetary gear so that geometrical rotation axes of the planet wheels are pithed at substantially uniform intervals on a periphery of a circle. The planet wheel carrier comprises a support structure connected to outer rims of the first and second end-sections and located between the first and second end-sections in the axial direction and between the planet wheels in the circumferential direction. The support structure is so far from the geometrical rotational symmetry axis of a sun shaft (111) of the planetary gear and the geometrical rotation axes of the planet wheels are so near to the rotational symmetry axis of the sun shaft that the diameter (D) of the planet wheels is capable of being at least 90% of a distance (d) between the geometrical rotation axes of adjacent planet wheels.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: MOVENTAS GEARS OYInventors: Jari Toikkanen, Jorma Tirkkonen
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Patent number: 9303690Abstract: A rolling bearing comprises rollers and a retainer which holds the rollers. On an inner diameter surface of each of annular regions in the retainer, a cutout is formed from an axially outer side end surface of the retainer toward an inner side of the retainer. Each cutout has an outer diametrical position on a more radially outer position than an outer diametrical end of an inner-side projection of the retainer.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2012Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Tsutomu Nakagawa, Masashi Nishimura, Shinji Oishi
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Patent number: 9267389Abstract: A fan drive gear system for a gas turbine engine includes a carrier supporting circumferentially arranged gears within gear mount sections spaced circumferentially about a periphery. A shelf is disposed between each of the gear mounting sections. A torque frame is attached to the carrier and includes circumferentially arranged finger sections. Each of the finger sections includes first and second ends that are spaced apart to receive the shelf. A pin extends through openings in the shelf and first and second ends to secure the torque frame to the carrier.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Alessio Pescosolido, Marc J. Muldoon, James B. Coffin
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Patent number: 9248732Abstract: A power plant capable of suppressing loss, and attaining downsizing and enhancement of mountability of the power plant. In the power plant T, the rotational speeds of third to first sun gears S3 to S1 and a carrier member 111 are in a collinear relationship with each other, and are sequentially aligned in the mentioned order in a collinear chart indicating the relationship between the rotational speeds. Further, the third sun gear S3 and the carrier member 111 are connected to first and second torque generators 113 and 114 capable of generating positive torque and negative torque, respectively, and the second and first sun gears S2 and S1 are connected to one and the other of two rotating shafts, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Kenji Honda
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Patent number: 9235176Abstract: In the present invention, a one-way clutch has an input gear, a planet gear provided in the input gear, an output gear, a stopper wall. When the input gear rotates in the backward direction, the stopper wall is separated from the planet gear. Wherein any one of the planet gear and the input gear has a boss being coaxial with the center of the other of the planet gear and the input gear, and the other of the planet gear and the input gear has a groove in an elongated hole shape which the boss fits in. When the input gear rotates in the forward direction, the boss slides to one end of the groove, and the planet gear is wedged between the stopper wall and the inner teeth. When the input gear rotates in the backward direction, the boss slides to the other end of the groove so that the planet gear separates from the locking member.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masahiro Takahashi
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Patent number: 9206880Abstract: An electric motor includes a gear assembly having at least one gear arranged within a stationary gear support. The stationary gear support includes an outer surface having an axial retainer mounting element. A drive shaft is operatively coupled to the at least one gear. An output shaft includes a first end and a second end. The second end is operatively coupled to the drive shaft. The output shaft is axially shiftable relative to the drive shaft in a first direction and in an opposing second direction. A clutch assembly is supported on the second end of the output shaft. The clutch assembly includes a clutch shell having a first end and a second end. An axial retainer is detachably mounted to the axial retainer mounting element. The axial retainer is configured and disposed to engage the second end of the clutch shell to limit axial travel of the clutch assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: REMY TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.Inventors: Mariusz Kalisz, Christopher Hunt, Lynsey Liguori
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Patent number: 9206882Abstract: A wind power plant has a rotor, an integrated medium-speed electric generator, and a planetary transmission. The planetary transmission is arranged to convert a slow rotary motion of the rotor into a rapid rotary motion to operate the generator. The planetary transmission includes a transmission input shaft connected indirectly to the rotor and includes a transmission output shaft connected to the generator indirectly via a generator shaft. A coupling mechanism is arranged between the generator shaft and the planetary transmission to compensate axial, radial and angular misalignment.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Dirk Strasser, Christian Lohmann
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Patent number: 9194480Abstract: A method is disclosed for assembly of a planetary gear drive, wherein the gear drive includes a ring gear, a sun gear, and a plurality of planet gears engaged with the ring gear and sun gear. The method includes mounting the planet gears within a carrier, with the planet gears freely rotatable relative to the carrier. A gear alignment tool is inserted through a bore in a front face of the carrier and is used to index the planet gears into an aligned rotational position for proper subsequent engagement with the ring gear and sun gear.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Edmund R. Henkel, Randolph J. Pope, Scott Spencer
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Patent number: 9140334Abstract: In an automatic transmission, a connection member which connects a carrier of a planetary gear mechanism PGSa to a clutch hub of a clutch is made to abut on the carrier of the planetary gear mechanism PGSa in an abutting portion, a thrust bearing T2 is disposed between the connection member and a clutch drum of the clutch, a thrust bearing T1 is disposed between a transmission case and the clutch drum of the clutch, and a clearance between the thrust bearing T1 and the clutch drum of the clutch is adjusted by using a shim. Accordingly, a thrust load inputted from a sun gear Sb of a planetary gear mechanism PGSb can be transmitted to the transmission case without passing through a sun gear Sa, which rotates at a high speed, of the planetary gear mechanism PGSa, and friction loss is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Soichi Sugino, Mariko Shibamura
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Patent number: 9133953Abstract: A linear travel structure of an electrical operating device includes a body, a substrate, a cover, a first transmission assembly, a second transmission assembly, and a third transmission assembly. The body receives the substrate to mount thereto so as to enclose and define a first receiving space. The cover is mounted to the body and, together with the substrate, encloses and defines a second receiving space. The substrate includes an electrical machine mounted thereto and received in the second receiving space. The first transmission assembly, the second transmission assembly, and the third transmission assembly are all received in the first receiving space. The electrical machine is connected in cascade with the first, second, and third transmission assemblies for operation therewith. With such a multiple-staged transmission arrangement, advantages including high transmission efficiency, high bearing capacity, high speed ratio, and small volume, can be achieved over the conventional devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Flowinn (Shanghai) Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kuo-Feng Hsu
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Patent number: 9097334Abstract: Disclosed is a caulking tool used for a ring gear press-fit in the outer periphery of a flange of a differential case constituting a differential subassembly, in order to caulk a caulking portion provided on at least either end of the flange in the axial direction, with respect to a plurality of notches formed in at least either end of the ring gear in the axial direction. The notches are formed along the inner periphery of the ring gear. Each notch has a bottom part slanted at a predetermined angle with respect to the radial direction of the ring gear, and a plurality of protrusions which correspond to the notches and are projected from the slant portion, in order to press the caulking portion in the axial direction of the ring gear.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2010Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiko Ukai, Makoto Taniguchi, Hirokazu Tsunekawa
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Patent number: 9086122Abstract: A gear mechanism (22) of a wind power plant (10) that includes at least one planetary stage (24.1, 24.2) that has at least one planet gear carrier (41, 61) and a method for dismantling a multi-stage gear mechanism (22) of a wind power plant (10). The gear mechanism (22) is arranged in a nacelle (15) arranged on a tower (11) of a wind power plant (10). The gear mechanism (22) has at least one planetary stage (24.1, 24.2) and the at least one planetary stage (24.1, 24.2) has a planet gear carrier (41, 61) and several planet gears (45, 65) held in the planet gear carrier (41, 61) using planetary bolts (47, 67). The planet gears (45, 65) are in operative connection with a ring gear (49, 69) of the planetary stage (24.1, 24.2) surrounding the planet gears (45, 65).Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2011Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: SENVION SEInventors: Jan-Bernd Franke, Marco Arndt
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Patent number: 9086134Abstract: A planet wheel carrier which includes first and second end-sections for supporting shafts of planet wheels of a planetary gear, the planet wheel carrier containing a support structure connected to the first and second end-sections and located between the first and second end-sections in the axial direction of the planet wheels and between the planet wheels in the circumferential direction of the planet wheel carrier. The first end-section is attached to the support structure so that at least part of the first end-section is non-destructively detachable from the support structure. This feature facilitates the maintenance of the planetary gear because, after removing the first end-section or its detachable part, the planet wheels can be removed and installed substantially easier than in cases where there is a traditional one-piece planet wheel carrier.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: MOVENTAS GEARS OYInventors: Jari Toikkanen, Jorma Tirkkonen
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Publication number: 20150148183Abstract: A planetary gear set may include a carrier, pinion shafts and a shaft securing ring. The carrier may have shaft insertion holes formed substantially parallel to a rotation center shaft and spaced apart at a predetermined distance from the rotation center shaft, and a carrier groove formed in an outside surface of one side along a predetermined circle centered on the rotation center shaft. The pinion shafts may be respectively inserted in the shaft insertion holes, each pinion shaft having a pinion gear rotatably arranged on an outside circumference of the pinion shaft and a shaft slot formed in a region corresponding to the carrier groove. The shaft securing ring may be mounted to the carrier to have one side inserted in the carrier groove for securing the pinion shafts to the carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Geum Muk CHAE
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Patent number: 9039567Abstract: A transmission to drive two propellers through a single shaft comprises several, generally three planetary gear systems, each of which comprises one principal element directly supported on fixed surrounding structures that resist cantilever forces, support the rotating bodies and carry fluid and electrical cable ducts to control the operation of the downstream propeller elsewhere than through the central shaft of the machine in which the volume is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: SNECMAInventor: Adrien Jacques Philippe Fabre
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Patent number: 9042784Abstract: A rotating-body driving device that includes a rotating body; a driving source; a reduction gear that includes an output shaft and a gear rotating at a non-integer ratio of rotation period to a rotation period of the output shaft, and the reduction gear reducing rotation speed of the driving source; a pulse-signal generating unit; a pulse-count storage unit; a speed-fluctuation storage unit that stores therein a rotation speed fluctuation of the output shaft; and a driving-source control unit. The driving-source control unit detects the speed fluctuation information associated with the accumulated number of pulse signals from the speed-fluctuation storage unit, and performs for the driving source a feedforward control to set off the rotation speed fluctuation.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hiromichi Matsuda, Katsuaki Miyawaki, Tetsuo Watanabe, Yasuhiro Maehata, Keisuke Shimizu
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Patent number: 9039566Abstract: A planetary roller gear drive with a spindle nut (1) that is arranged on a threaded spindle (2) and with planets (3) that are arranged distributed around the periphery and are in rolling engagement with the spindle nut (1) and the threaded spindle (2). The planets (3) revolve on planetary orbits (P) that are arranged perpendicular to the spindle axis and the planets (3) are each divided into multiple planet parts arranged one behind the other in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventor: Dietmar Rudy
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Patent number: 9033848Abstract: An overload-protection and damper device for a vehicle starter is disclosed, the starter comprising an electric motor and a planetary-gear type speed reducing mechanism coupled with an output shaft of the electric motor. The overload-protection and damper device comprises a ring gear of the speed reducing mechanism, the ring gear having an outer circumference of a frusto-conical shape and defining an axial direction, a holder ring for receiving the ring gear therein, the holder ring having an inner circumference of a frusta-conical shape, with the outer circumference having a cone angle which is substantially equal to that of the inner circumference, and an elastic element applying an axial pushing force to the ring gear towards the holder ring so that the outer circumference biases against the inner circumference, forming a frictional fit therebetween. An increased maximum output torque can be provided by a simple structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Fangmin Deng, Ronal Balena
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Publication number: 20150129086Abstract: A gear assembly that includes a cutting gear having an outer edge and an inner edge, wherein a plurality of gear teeth is formed on the outer edge thereof; and an internal gear having an outer edge and an inner edge. The internal gear further includes a plurality of gear teeth formed on the inner edge thereof, wherein the gear teeth formed on the inner edge of the internal gear are adapted to engage the gear teeth formed on the outer edge of the cutting gear; a plurality of troughs, wherein each trough in the plurality of troughs is formed between two of the gear teeth formed on the inner edge of the internal gear; and a plurality of debris discharge channels, wherein each debris discharge channel is formed at the bottommost portion of each trough and extends away from the trough toward the outer edge of the internal gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventor: Michael J. SCHUMACHER
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Publication number: 20150133261Abstract: A roller bearing assembly for a motor vehicle drive train is provided. The roller bearing assembly includes a bearing including an inner ring, an outer ring and roller elements rotatably supporting the inner ring with respect to the outer ring. The roller elements include a first roller element and a second roller element. The inner ring includes a first section for supporting the first roller element on the head of the pinion and a second section for supporting the second roller element on the tail of the pinion. The first section is thinner than the second section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventor: Rohan DUBEY
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Publication number: 20150133260Abstract: A planetary gear stage for a gearbox has a ring gear, a sun gear and a planet carrier for driving planet shafts. Each planet shaft has a planet gear with radial and axial contact surfaces and which is rotatably supported by a plain bearing arrangement. The bearing arrangement has two bushings fixed to the planet shaft. Each bushing is L-shaped in cross-section and has radial and axial contact surfaces. The bushings form a cross-sectional U-shape and are axially locked by abutments. At least part of the planet gear is located within the U-shape formed by the bushings. The plain bearing arrangement has a radial sliding support arranged between the radial contact surface of the bushings and the radial contact surface of the planet gear and an axial sliding support arranged between the axial contact surface of the bushings and the axial contact surface of the planet gears.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Michiel Van Den Donker, Roger Bogaert, Dirk Leimann
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Patent number: 9028361Abstract: A planetary gear unit (21) of a gearbox of a wind turbine comprising a sun gear (27), planet gears (25, 25?), a ring gear (24), a planet carrier (29) and an outer casing (31); the ring gear (24) being mounted on the outer casing (31); the planet carrier (29) comprising a bogie plate (35) where planet gears (25, 25?) are rotatably mounted on planet shafts (41); the planet carrier (29) comprising a main body (51) and a backplate (53) which can be joined/disjoined to the main body (51) for facilitating the assembly/disassembly of the planetary gear unit (21); the planet carrier (29) being rotatably mounted on said outer casing (31) by means of a first bearing (72) in contact with said main body (51) at the rotor side and by means of a second bearing (73) in contact with said backplate (53) at the generator side.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S.L.Inventors: Luis Ordoñez Vicente, Jose Maria Zabala Zabala
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Publication number: 20150126326Abstract: Provided is a rotational force transmitting apparatus that can prevent jolting of an output shaft in a circumferential direction caused by jolting in an input-side mechanism in the circumferential direction, has a thin and small structure, and is excellent in productivity. In the rotational force transmitting apparatus, a clutch mechanism 1 and a planetary gear mechanism 2 are axially coupled in a fixing member 10, and a rotational force inputted to a sun gear 62 of the planetary gear mechanism 2 is outputted from an output rotation member 20 of the clutch mechanism 1. On the fixing member 10, a substantially columnar inner-circumferential surface is provided. A housing chamber 11 housing the clutch mechanism 1 is constituted by the inner circumferential surface on one side in an axial direction. An internal gear 2a of the planetary gear mechanism 2 engaging with planetary gears 61 is provided on the other side.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2012Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: NAMIKI SEIMITSU HOUSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Kinya Odagiri
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Publication number: 20150126322Abstract: A gear unit combination including a differential transmission, a planetary gear stage, a common planet carrier, a plurality of planet sub-carriers arranged to have at least one external planet sub-carrier and to form the common planet carrier in a rotationally fixed manner, a bearing sleeve arranged within the at least one external planet sub-carrier, and at least one spur gear, wherein the bearing sleeve is arranged to radially position the at least one spur gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Thorsten Biermann, Harald Martini, Inaki Fernandez
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Publication number: 20150126323Abstract: The present invention provides a Suspended Wheel Reducer and a suspended wheel crossing-zero multilevel transmission, both of which comprise a front planetary gear train, a rear planetary gear train and a suspended wheel. With different design for the dimension of the gear wheels contained in the front planetary gear train, the rear planetary gear train and the suspended wheel, it's possible to achieve optional different reduction ratios. The Suspended Wheel Reducer and the suspended wheel crossing-zero multilevel transmission have simple configuration, higher reliability, thus overcoming the drawback in prior art, in which a transmission mechanism for multilevel gear shift mechanism is required to achieve greater reduction ratio, reducing its overall dimensions and cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Wei DENG, Jianli LI
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Patent number: 9022896Abstract: A plane centric gear unit has a circumferentially floating ring gear 1. Both ends of the ring gear 1 are respectively fixed with cloth boards 3 equipped with hollow shaft sleeves 4; the reaction forces of the ring gear 1 and external gear 2 are equal and in opposite directions, and act on inner ring bearings 7 of the hollow shaft sleeves 4 on the same straight line; the outer ring bearings 8 of the hollow shaft sleeves 4 are unloaded, therefore the sum of the bearing reaction forces is reduced, the total transmission efficiency and power reaches above 97% and tens of thousands KW grade, the noises are lower, the gear surface contact pressure is about 1/10 of the external mesh pair, the gear surface contact life is increased by 1000 times than the external mesh pair, and the total weight is reduced by 2˜3 times.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Inventors: Zupeng Fang, Dan Fang, Fang Fang, Yafeng Zhao
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Publication number: 20150119179Abstract: A speed change device comprising an inner race having an outer surface, an outer race having an inner surface, and set of orbital rollers including inner rollers in rolling contact with the outer surface of the inner race and outer rollers in rolling contact with the inner surface of the outer race.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Genesis Advanced Technology Inc.Inventor: James B. Klassen
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Publication number: 20150119182Abstract: An assembly of two independent transmission systems is provided, including a drive system and an output system. The systems are connected by a shaft which transfers a torque from the drive system to a side gear rotating around a fixed gear and forming by this rotating motion a torque on a support. Also, through the shaft, the rotating and orbital motion of the support may be transferred to the drive system thus conditioning the motion of both systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventor: Tihomir SIC
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Patent number: 9017213Abstract: Disclosed is a fastening structure of a ring gear, wherein a ring gear is fastened to a flange of a differential case constituting a differential subassembly. The ring gear has an inner peripheral surface to be press-fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the flange, and is swaged by a swaging portion provided on at least one end of the flange in the axial direction. In order to prevent the ring gear from deforming in the radial direction, an engaging means for engaging the flange with the ring gear using the relationship between a recess and a protrusion is provided. The engaging means is comprised of a recess formed at an end face of the ring gear and a protrusion formed on the flange. The protrusion is engaged in the recess by swaging.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Taniguchi, Hiroyuki Shioiri
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Publication number: 20150111691Abstract: A rotational speed-reduction device is disclosed. The speed-reduction device includes a flange, a planetary bracket fixedly mounted on the flange, a planetary gear assembly movably mounted on the planetary bracket, a first bearing sleeved on the planetary bracket, an input member, and an output member. The planetary bracket includes a mounting portion, a fixing portion fixed to the flange, and a support portion. The support portion connects the mounting portion to the fixing portion. The planetary gear assembly includes a number of planetary gear pairs movably mounted between the fixing portion and the mounting portion, a fixing shaft passing through the planetary gear pairs, and rotation members movably received between the planetary gear pairs and sleeved on the fixing shaft. Opposite ends of the fixing shaft are connected to the mounting portion and the fixing portion, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.Inventors: XIAO-MING XU, CHENG ZHANG
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Publication number: 20150111685Abstract: The invention relates to a planetary gearbox comprising at least one sun gear (17, 18) and at least one planet carrier (5) arranged coaxially with and rotatably in relation to said gear, a combination of a bearing sleeve (40) and a slide ring (41) that is separate therefrom being located between the sun gear (17, 18) and the planet carrier (5). The invention also relates to a gearbox combination of a differential of the spur-gear differential type, in the form of which the planetary gearbox is configured, and an additional planetary stage, the spur-gear differential and the planetary stage preferably having a common planet carrier (5) composed of multiple planet sub-carriers (6, 7, 8) that are non-rotatably combined.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Thorsten Biermann, Harald Martini, Inaki Fernandez
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Publication number: 20150105212Abstract: A method for salvaging a surface of a pin-bore assembly associated with a carrier is provided. The method includes inserting a sleeve within a bore of the carrier. The method also includes installing a retention mechanism that secures the sleeve within the bore of the carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Curtis J. Graham, Donald G. Clark, Deven J. Efta, Charles G. Leeper, Jamie L. Krank, Kristin A. Schipull
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Patent number: 8998769Abstract: The invention relates to a planetary gear set having an anti-turn mechanism, comprising a sun fear and at least one planet gear revolving in a fear housing having an internal toothing, wherein the gear housing is connected to at least one bearing flange on the output side and/or on the input side, and for the anti-turn connection to the gear housing, toothing means are provided which engage with the internal toothing. According to the invention at least one tooth segment is provided as a toothing means, the tooth segment comprises a tooth segment body, and the bearing flange has an opening for positively receiving the tooth segment body.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2011Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: IMS Gear GmbHInventor: Heinz Gert Hagerdorn