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US5067361A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 1991
Grant dateNov 26, 1991
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19679
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Transmission series with a variable gear stage (variation stage) consisting of a pair of gearwheels. Within the series, the variation stage encompasses a range of permissible sizes (B.sub.i =B.sub.1 . . . B.sub.m) which in each case have the same centre distances (A.sub.i =A.sub.1 . . . A.sub.m). The same range of permissible transmission ratios (I.sub.i =I.sub.1 . . . I.sub.n) is provided for all sizes, so that the centre distances (A.sub.i) and the transmission ratios (I.sub.i) form a matrix (M). The number of components required is substantially reduced by correlating the graduation of the centre distances (A.sub.i) and the graduation of the transmission ratios (I.sub.i) in such a way that the same gearwheel is used in a variation stage sequence (S) comprising a number of variation stage sizes.

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