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Adjusting device

US7377257B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2References

20Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Udo Utz · Ditzingen, DE
Ralf Kromer · Leinfelden, DE
Michael Knorpp · Rutesheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 6, 2006
Grant date	May 27, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 27, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/1956
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an adjusting device with a transmission, high gear ratios are frequently required. In the transmission, powerful lateral forces are frequently generated, which must be absorbed by correspondingly dimensioned bearings. The present invention proposes an adjusting device having a transmission in which at least one gear is supported on an axle with a diameter that varies in the longitudinal direction. This achieves a uniform material loading of the axle supporting the gear and permits the diameter of the axle as a whole to be significantly reduced. The adjusting device is particularly intended for motor vehicles with an internal combustion engine.

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