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Starting apparatus for differential planetary gear apparatus

US7494438B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 2007
Grant dateFeb 24, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H3/724
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A differential planetary gear apparatus has a single-pinion-type structure in which one planetary gear (3) is arranged in a radial direction and one or more planetary gears (3) are arranged in a circumferential direction in a region between a sun gear (1) and a ring gear (2), a drive source (4), a speed-change motive source (5), and a driven unit (6) are disposed at any one of an input side (I), an output side (O), and a speed-change side (T), respectively, and the speed-change motive source (5) includes an electric motor.

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