Ring gears configured to encase in-line torque transducers for power tools
US9212725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25F5/001
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Ring gears with a cylindrical ring gear body having a wall with a longitudinal length extending between opposing first and second ends, the wall having an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface has a first portion that extends a first sub-length of the ring gear body and a longitudinally spaced apart second portion that extends a second sub-length of the ring gear body. The first portion extends from the first end of the ring gear inward and the second portion extends from the second end of the ring gear inward. The inner surface of the first portion comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending splines and the inner surface of the second portion is devoid of the splines of the first portion.
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