A speed and torque optimizer for a drive train comprising:
- a hollow housing having at least one outer wall and an interior chamber;
- an input shaft operably connected to a first output shaft from an external rotary power source;
- an input pinion gear secured to said input shaft and received within said interior chamber, said input pinion gear having a predetermined number of arcuate teeth having a width, length and pitch diameter;
- a carrier shaft received within said interior chamber, said carrier shaft having a first end and a second end;
- an input ring gear attached to the first end of said carrier shaft and received within said interior chamber, said input ring gear having a predetermined diameter and plurality of arcuate teeth having a width, length and pitch diameter, the arcuate teeth on said input ring gear engaging and meshing with the arcuate teeth on said input pinion gear;
- an output ring gear attached to the second end of said carrier shaft and received within said interior chamber, said output ring gear having a predetermined number of arcuate teeth having a width, length and pitch diameter, said output ring gear having a smaller diameter than the predetermined diameter of the input ring gear;
- an output pinion gear received within said interior chamber and mounted on a second output shaft, said output pinion gear having a predetermined number of arcuate teeth having a width, length and pitch diameter, the arcuate teeth on said output ring gear engaging and meshing with the arcuate teeth on said output pinion gear, whereby the smaller diameter output ring gear causes the output pinion gear to rotate at a higher speed than the input pinion gear while the arcuate teeth on said output ring gear engaging and meshing with the arcuate teeth on said output pinion gear minimize torque losses;
- an intermediate shaft received within said carrier shaft;
- a first space formed between the first end of said carrier shaft and said intermediate shaft;
- a second space formed between said output pinion gear and said intermediate shaft;
- a pair of tapered bearings received within said first space and journaled between said carrier shaft and said intermediate shaft;
- a singular set of tapered bearings received within said second space and journaled between said output pinion gear and said intermediate shaft, whereby said pair of tapered bearings and said singular set of tapered bearings allow less spacing between the input ring gear and the output ring gear, create more surface contact between said pair of tapered bearings, said singular set of tapered bearings and said carrier shaft while reinforcing rigidity of said carrier shaft and said intermediate shaft to withstand thrust, axial, radial and inertia loads.