Patent · US Active

Worm gear hub

US11970216B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
1References
7Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 7, 2022
Grant dateApr 30, 2024
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 7, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/1987
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of making a worm gear. The method includes forming a gear blank having a plurality of individual lugs formed about an outer circumferential edge of said blank to facilitate a uniform flow of a material around said plurality of individual lugs. The method also includes molding said material around said plurality of individual lugs to form a ring.

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