Patent · US Expired

Differential gear

US6056664A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 10, 1999
Grant dateMay 2, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 10, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D7/007
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A differential gear which can always obtain a stable differential limiting force even in low-speed rotation. A plurality of rollers are provided between a raceway surface integrally rotating with an input-side rotating body and a raceway surface integrally rotating with an output-side rotating body. A tilt angle of the axes of rolling of the rollers with respect to the axis of rotation of the raceway surfaces is made smaller than 20.degree., and a tilt angle of the axes of rolling of the rollers with respect to a plane including the axis of rotation of the raceway surfaces is made larger than 25.degree. and smaller than 90.degree.. Thereby, a stable frictional force can be produced between the rollers and the raceway surfaces, and a differential limiting force without producing a stick-slip even in low-speed rotation can be obtained.

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