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Power transmission device

US8225690B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 2008
Grant dateJul 24, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19972
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A power transmission device is provided with: a first gear having a plurality of teeth that share an identical tooth profile; an intermediate gear that is engaged with the first gear; and a second gear that is engaged with the intermediate gear, and has a plurality of teeth that share an identical tooth profile, wherein the first gear and the second gear have an identical number of teeth, an identical reference diameter, and an identical reference pitch; and the tooth profile of the first gear is different from that of the second gear.

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