Method and apparatus for a low friction safelock system
US5901609A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20654
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A safelock system for removable gears is provided having a self-seating gear segment rotatably mounted on a helical ball spline for bi-directional axial movement with respect to the gear teeth to be locked. A relubrication structure is provided to service the interior of the ball spline. The interlocking teeth are two-dimensionally tapered from the point of initial engagement. Diverse biasing structures are employed to facilitate the axial self-seating reaction of the gear segment after initial engagement with the gear to be locked.
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