US4519264A
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Gear assembly for eliminating knocking noises in transmission
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1982-12-28
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Granted: 1985-05-28
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Expires: 2002-12-28
Abstract
Abstract A gear assembly includes a pair of driving and driven helical gears permanently in meshing engagement with each other to provide a torque transmission therebetween, and an additional plate-like gear formed at its outer periphery with helical teeth the helix angle of which is different from each helix angle of respective teeth of the helical gears and being resiliently deformable in an axial direction. The additional plate-like gear is coaxially and rotatably mounted in place on a hub portion of the driven helical gear and meshed at its two teeth with one tooth of the driving gear such that the additional plate-like gear is resiliently in contact with one end face of the driven gear at a place radially opposite to the meshed portion of the helical gears.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaki Inui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:23
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H55/00; F16H55/02; F16H55/17; F16H55/18; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19623; Y10T74/19642; Y10T74/19679; Y10T74/1987; Y10T74/19893; Y10T74/19898
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A gear assembly including a pair of driving and driven helical gears permanently in meshing engagement with each other to provide a torque transmission therebetween, and an additional plate-like gear formed at its outer periphery with helical teeth the helix angle of which is different from each helix angle of respective teeth of said driving and driven helical gears and being resiliently deformable in an axial direction, said additional plate-like gear being concentrically rotatable on a hub portion of either one of said driving and driven helical gears and being successively meshed at the two teeth thereof with one tooth of the other gear in such a manner that said additional plate-like gear is resiliently in contact with one end face of said helical gear adjacent thereto at its radially opposed portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A gear assembly including a pair of driving and driven helical gears permanently in meshing engagement with each other to provide a torque transmission therebetween, and an additional plate-like gear formed at its outer periphery with helical teeth the helix angle of which is different from each helix angle of respective teeth of said driving and driven helical gears and being resiliently deformable in an axial direction, said additional plate-like gear being concentrically rotatable on a hub portion of either one of said driving and driven helical gears and being successively meshed at the two teeth thereof with one tooth of the other gear in such a manner that said additional plate-like gear is resiliently in contact with one end face of said helical gear adjacent thereto at its radially opposed portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A gear assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said additional plate-like gear is in the form of a plate-like gear of a pressed sheet metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
A gear assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said additional plate-like gear is concentrically rotatable on a hub portion of said driven gear and arranged to be successively meshed at the two teeth thereof with one tooth of said driving gear in such a manner that said additional plate-like gear is resiliently in contact with one end face of said driven gear at its radially opposed portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A gear assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the helix angle of said additional plate-like gear is larger than each helix angle of respective teeth of said driving and driven helical gears.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A gear assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the helix angle of said additional plate-like gear is smaller than each helix angle of respective teeth of said driving and driven helical gears.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-05-27 | 1988-11-26 | 1989-05-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-05-27 | 1992-11-26 | 1993-05-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-05-27 | 1996-11-26 | 1997-05-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |