Injection-molded gear for engine and manufacturing method therefor
US5722295A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/19907
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An injection-molded gear for an utility engine has a high reliability, tenacity, and accuracy, capable of being manufactured at low cost without requiring cutting, and ensuring a substantial reduction in noise. An inner part of a cam crankshaft gear is formed of an insert ring of a sintered iron alloy. An outside portion and a toothed crest portion of the gear are formed by injection-molding a polyamide resin such as nylon 66 and heat-treating the resulting molded product so that its relative viscosity is equal to or larger than 3.5. The relative viscosity is defined as .eta./.eta..sub.0 where .eta..sub.0 is a viscosity of sulfuric acid of 98% concentration and .eta. is a viscosity of a solution of the 98% sulfuric acid in which the polyamide resin is dissolved at a concentration of 1.0%.
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