US3081648A
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Compound epicyclic gear mechanism
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1961-03-22
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Granted: 1963-03-19
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Expires: 1981-03-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Morris J Duer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 11:34
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H1/00; F16H1/28; F16H55/00; F16H55/02; F16H55/06; F16H2001/2881; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S475/00; Y10S475/901; Y10S475/902; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19628; Y10T74/1987; Y10T74/19884; Y10T74/19949; Y10T74/19963
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A COMPOUND EPICYCLIC GEAR MECHANISM COMPRISING A REACTION RING GEAR MEMBER, AN OUTPUT RING GEAR MEMBER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST RING GEAR MEMBER, SAID RING GEAR MEMBERS EACH HAVING A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PLURALITY OF INTERNAL TEETH FORMED THEREON PROVIDING A LIMITED GEAR TOOTH DIFFERENTIAL THEREBETWEEN, A ROTATABLY DRIVEN SUN GEAR MEMBER SPACEDLY EMBRACED BY THE INTERNAL TEETH OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID RING GEAR MEMBERS, A PLURALITY OF PLANETARY IDLER GEAR MEMBERS DRIVINGLY INTERENGAGING SAID SUN AND RING GEAR MEMBERS, CARRIER MEANS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID PLANETARY GEAR MEMBERS IN EQUIANGULARLY SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER, SAID CARRIER MEANS INCLUDING TWO COAXIALLY SPACED ANNULAR PLATE MEMBERS AND GEAR JOURNALING SPINDLES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID PLANETARY GEAR MEMBERS AND SECURING SAID PLATE MEMBERS TOGETHER, AND OPPOSED COAXIALLY SPACED THRUST BEARING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID RING GEAR MEMBERS AND HAVING ROTATIVE THRUST BEARING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CARRIER PLATE MEMBERS AND PERMITTING LATERAL SHIFTING OF SAID PLANETARY GEAR CARRIER MEANS TO EQUALIZE THE GEAR TOOTH LOAD TRANSMITTAL BETWEEN THE SEVERAL GEARS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A COMPOUND EPICYCLIC GEAR MECHANISM COMPRISING A REACTION RING GEAR MEMBER, AN OUTPUT RING GEAR MEMBER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST RING GEAR MEMBER, SAID RING GEAR MEMBERS EACH HAVING A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PLURALITY OF INTERNAL TEETH FORMED THEREON PROVIDING A LIMITED GEAR TOOTH DIFFERENTIAL THEREBETWEEN, A ROTATABLY DRIVEN SUN GEAR MEMBER SPACEDLY EMBRACED BY THE INTERNAL TEETH OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID RING GEAR MEMBERS, A PLURALITY OF PLANETARY IDLER GEAR MEMBERS DRIVINGLY INTERENGAGING SAID SUN AND RING GEAR MEMBERS, CARRIER MEANS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID PLANETARY GEAR MEMBERS IN EQUIANGULARLY SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER, SAID CARRIER MEANS INCLUDING TWO COAXIALLY SPACED ANNULAR PLATE MEMBERS AND GEAR JOURNALING SPINDLES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID PLANETARY GEAR MEMBERS AND SECURING SAID PLATE MEMBERS TOGETHER, AND OPPOSED COAXIALLY SPACED THRUST BEARING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID RING GEAR MEMBERS AND HAVING ROTATIVE THRUST BEARING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CARRIER PLATE MEMBERS AND PERMITTING LATERAL SHIFTING OF SAID PLANETARY GEAR CARRIER MEANS TO EQUALIZE THE GEAR TOOTH LOAD TRANSMITTAL BETWEEN THE SEVERAL GEARS.
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