Patent · US Expired

Planetary carrier

US6422971B1 · kind B1 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 2000
Grant dateJul 23, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H57/082
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A planetary carrier supports a plurality of short pinions and long pinions and includes a first supporting wall supporting one ends of the short pinions and the long pinions, second supporting walls supporting the other ends of the short pinions, third supporting walls supporting the other ends of the long pinions, first connecting walls connecting the first supporting wall and the second supporting walls, pairs of second connecting walls facing each other, arranged on both sides of each long pinion in the rotational direction of the carrier, and connecting the second supporting walls and the third supporting walls, and third connecting walls connecting each pair of the second connecting walls to each other on at least one of the radial inner side and the radial outer side of each long pinion.

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