Patent · US Active

Powertrain with cycloidal mechanism having reinforced contact surfaces

US10865852B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

1References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Carsten Ohr · Charlotte, US
Peter Eisenhauer · Kaiserslautern, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2018
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 13, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2001/325
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A powertrain, such as a vehicular electric powertrain, includes a cycloidal speed reducer configured to reduce a speed of an output of a traction motor. The cycloidal speed reducer includes an input member configured to couple with the output of the traction motor. A cycloidal disc has a main body made of a first material and defining a plurality of circumferentially-arranged holes extending through the body. The cycloidal disc has a plurality of inserts each extending through one of the holes. The inserts are made of a second material. A plurality of circumferentially-arranged pins are each disposed in one of the holes and contacting one of the inserts. The inserts provide reinforcement in contact areas between the disc and the pins.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.