Gear carrier frame
US8585536B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H57/082
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A planetary gear assembly includes a sun gear, planetary gears engaging the sun gear, a ring gear arranged about the planetary gears, the ring gear engaging the planetary gears, and a carrier frame including one or more pairs of bearing containment bands, a plurality of connecting segments, a plurality of spoke portions, and a hub portion, wherein each pair of bearing containment bands is connected to an adjacent pair of bearing containment bands with a connecting segment of the plurality of connecting segments and a spoke portion of the plurality of spoke portions connects each connecting segment to the hub portion.
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