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US4631973A
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Axial retention of gear on shaft
Assignee: Dana Inc
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Filing: 1983-03-09
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Granted: 1986-12-30
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Expires: 2003-03-09
Abstract
Abstract A gear is retained on a shaft over a reduced diameter portion of the shaft intermediate the ends thereof. An axially extending bore through the gear is received by the reduced diameter portion of the shaft, the portions of the shaft positioned outboardwardly of the gear defining axially opposed integral retention walls for axially fixing the gear on the reduced diameter portion.
Inventors
- 👤 James M. Eley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:03
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H55/00; F16H55/02; F16H55/17; F16H57/00; F16H57/0018; F16H57/0025; B; B23; B23P; B23P11/00; B23P11/02; B23P11/025; F16D; F16D1/00; F16D1/06; F16D1/064; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49865; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/48; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/1987; Y10T74/19893
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
In an article of manufacture comprising a shaft and a gear fixed to the shaft, said gear having an axially extending bore therethrough wherein said shaft extends through said bore along a common axis; an improvement comprising: said shaft including a reduced diameter portion intermediate the ends of said shaft, wherein portions of said shaft positioned outboardwardly of said gear define axially opposed integral retention walls disposed orthogonally to said axis and juxtaposed against the sides of said gear for fixing said gear over said reduced diameter portion of said shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
In an article of manufacture comprising a shaft and a gear fixed to the shaft, said gear having an axially extending bore therethrough wherein said shaft extends through said bore along a common axis; an improvement comprising: said shaft including a reduced diameter portion intermediate the ends of said shaft, wherein portions of said shaft positioned outboardwardly of said gear define axially opposed integral retention walls disposed orthogonally to said axis and juxtaposed against the sides of said gear for fixing said gear over said reduced diameter portion of said shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The article of claim 1 wherein said reduced diameter portion of said shaft is concentric with said outboard portions of said shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The article of claim 2 wherein said reduced portion of said shaft has a radial reduction of approximately one thousandth of an inch per each inch of the diameter of said outboard portions of said shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The article of claim 3 wherein said axially opposed integral retention walls define annular surfaces for axially fixing said gear over said reduced diameter portion of said shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The article of claim 4 wherein said gear and said shaft comprise metallic materials.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The article of claim 5 wherein said gear is shrink-fitted over said reduced portion of said shaft.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
93 words
An article of manufacture comprising a shaft and a gear fixed thereto on a common axis, said gear having an axially extending bore therethrough, said shaft including a reduced diameter portion intermediate the ends of said shaft wherein said bore of said gear is fixed to said reduced diameter portion, and wherein portions of said shaft positioned outboardwardly of said gear define axially opposed integral retention walls disposed orthogonally to said axis and juxtaposed against the sides of said gear for axially fixing said gear over said reduced diameter portion of said shaft.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
93 words
An article of manufacture comprising a shaft and a gear fixed thereto on a common axis, said gear having an axially extending bore therethrough, said shaft including a reduced diameter portion intermediate the ends of said shaft wherein said bore of said gear is fixed to said reduced diameter portion, and wherein portions of said shaft positioned outboardwardly of said gear define axially opposed integral retention walls disposed orthogonally to said axis and juxtaposed against the sides of said gear for axially fixing said gear over said reduced diameter portion of said shaft.
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