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Arrangement for mounting and attaching a planetary gear to a camshaft and method for mounting the planetary gear

US8333679B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG · DE

Inventors

Frank Richter · Frankfurt, DE
Ewald Schmitz · Daisendorf, DE
Jochen Walliser · Ulm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2009
Grant date	Dec 18, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 30, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49465
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement for mounting and fixing a planetary gear system (3) onto a camshaft (2). The planetary gear system comprises a planetary carrier (5) that forms the drive input of the camshaft (2), with planetary gears (7) mounted on planetary bolts (6). A ring gear (10) is rotationally fixedly connected to the camshaft (2), and a sun gear (8) is connected with a sun shaft (9). The ring gear (10) is arranged at the end of and coaxially with the camshaft (2) and is rotationally fixedly connected to the camshaft (2) by eccentrically arranged fixing elements (4).

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