Diameter saving ring gear flexure
US11187315B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2055/176
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ring gear assembly includes a ring gear, a gear box case, and a set of bolts. The ring gear includes a set of gear teeth inside the ring gear and arranged in a circle around the ring gear axis. The ring gear further includes a set of flanges arranged along at least one side of the ring gear. Each flange has a respective flange bolt hole therethrough, and each flange bolt hole has a respective bolt axis that is oriented perpendicular to the ring gear axis. The gear box case has a set of gear box bolt holes therethrough, each gear box bolt hole corresponding to a respective one of the flange bolt holes. Each of the bolts passes through a respective one of the gear box bolt holes and its corresponding flange bolt hole to fasten the ring gear to the gear box case.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.