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Planetary gear carrier joint for precision re-assembly and torque transmission

US10161503B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

5References

36Claims

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Assignee

GKN Sinter Metals, LLC · DE

Inventors

Alan C. Taylor · Lake Orion, US
Jeffrey W. Lemke · St. Thomas, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 9, 2014
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 17, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H57/082
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A planetary gear carrier has a drum cover and drum hub that make up a drum of the carrier and a carrier plate spaced from the drum cover defining a space in which the planetary gears reside, The drum cover, drum hub and carrier plate are joined by keys that are formed integrally with at least one of them that mate with surfaces of the other parts for precise assembly and re-assembly, and windows are defined through sets of spline teeth of the dram cover and drum hub through which planetary gears may be inserted for assembly to the carrier while the drum cover, drum hub and carrier plate are assembled to one another.

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