US4589860A
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Gear and method for making the same
Assignee: SKF GmbH
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Filing: 1984-05-31
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Granted: 1986-05-20
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Expires: 2004-05-31
Abstract
Abstract Gear for chain drives comprising a gear body of cast material having a hub section, a gear rim section with spur teeth, and a web section joining said hub and gear rim sections, and a ring plate of metal embedded in the web section, the outer edge of said plate being near the bottom of the areas between the spur teeth and having axial openings filled with casting material around its periphery, said ring plate having at its outer radial edge, radially outwardly directed projections, which are located in each case in a tooth, and which are embedded in the casting material of the gear body, said projections extending beyond the bottom of the spaces between adjacent spur teeth, and an axial opening formed in the ring plate adjacent each projection and radially below it.
Inventors
- 👤 Manfred Brandenstein
- 👤 Roland Haas
- 👤 Gerhard Herrmann
- 👤 Herbert Dobhan
- 👤 Rudiger Hans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 05:28
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H55/00; F16H55/02; F16H55/06; F16H55/30; F16H2055/306; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S74/00; Y10S74/10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/1987; Y10T74/19893; Y10T74/19921; Y10T74/19949; Y10T74/19963
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
Gear for chain drives comprising a gear body made of a cast plastic material having a hub section, a gear rim section consisting of a plurality of circumferentially spaced spur teeth and a web section joining the hub and gear rim sections, a ring plate having a radial annular section completely embedded in the gear body and collar sections at the inner periphery of the radial annular section defining mounting means for the gear, the radial annular section of said ring plate 6 having at its outer radial edge 10, radially outwardly directed projections 13, which are located in each case in a tooth 12, and which are embedded in the casting material of the gear body 5, said projections extending beyond the bottom of the spaces 11 between adjacent spur teeth 12, and an axial opening 17 formed in the ring plate 6 adjacent each projection 13 and radially below it, said ring plate 6 having one or more axial slots 27 extending radially inwardly, starting in each case from one of the axial openings 17.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
Gear for chain drives comprising a gear body made of a cast plastic material having a hub section, a gear rim section consisting of a plurality of circumferentially spaced spur teeth and a web section joining the hub and gear rim sections, a ring plate having a radial annular section completely embedded in the gear body and collar sections at the inner periphery of the radial annular section defining mounting means for the gear, the radial annular section of said ring plate 6 having at its outer radial edge 10, radially outwardly directed projections 13, which are located in each case in a tooth 12, and which are embedded in the casting material of the gear body 5, said projections extending beyond the bottom of the spaces 11 between adjacent spur teeth 12, and an axial opening 17 formed in the ring plate 6 adjacent each projection 13 and radially below it, said ring plate 6 having one or more axial slots 27 extending radially inwardly, starting in each case from one of the axial openings 17.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
Gear according to claim 1, wherein the gear body 5 is made of an elastic casting material and that each projection 13 of the ring plate 6 extends about half-way up the radial height of the spur teeth 12.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
Gear according to claim 1, wherein the ring plate 6 has at its inner edge at least one axial collar section 18 in the hub section 8 of the gear body 5 with bore surfaces 19, which directly support the gear 1, 22 on a bearing element 20.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
Gear according to claim 3, wherein the collar section is formed by a ring-shaped flange 18 bent over in the axial direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
Gear according to claim 3, wherein two collar sections 23, 24 are formed by tabs 25, 26 bent over alternately into the one or the other axial direction around the circumference of the inner edge of the ring plate 6.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
Gear according to claim 3, wherein the ring plate 6 has at its inner edge a circumferential, radial recess 21, which expands toward the axial end of one or both collar sections 18, 23, 24, and which is filled with an elastic or plastically resilient casting material of the wheel body 5.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-05-19 | 1989-11-18 | 1990-05-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-05-19 | 1993-11-18 | 1994-05-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-05-19 | 1997-11-18 | 1998-05-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |