Planetary gearbox with structural bearing and bushing support
AssigneeFairfield Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorShuo Zhang
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Abstract
A planetary gearbox including a first planetary gear assembly and a second planetary gear assembly. The first planetary gear assembly includes a first sun gear, a first carrier, at least one first planet gear mounted in the first carrier, and a ring gear. The second planetary gear assembly includes a second sun gear, a second carrier, at least one second planet gear mounted in the second carrier, and the ring gear. The ring gear comprises a unitary, single-piece main body including a plurality of first teeth and a plurality of second teeth formed thereon. The first teeth are spaced apart from the second teeth to form a channel therebetween. The channel is configured to receive a bushing therein.
Claims10
A planetary gearbox, comprising:
- a first planetary gear assembly including a first sun gear, a first carrier, at least one first planet gear coupled to the first carrier, and a ring gear;
- a second planetary gear assembly including a second sun gear coupled to the first planetary gear assembly, a second carrier, at least one second planet gear coupled to the second carrier, and the ring gear, wherein the ring gear includes a main body having a plurality of first teeth and a plurality of second teeth form thereon, and wherein the first teeth are spaced apart from the second teeth to form a channel therebetween;
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- a bushing disposed in the channel of the ring gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.