# US 12,110,962 B2 · Transmission mechanism

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- Number: US 12,110,962 B2
- Document ID: US12110962B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/013,920
- Filed: 2022-11-10
- Published: 2024-08-01
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2022-06-07
- Assignees: Ngc (Huai'an) High Speed Gear Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Ngc (Huai'an) High Speed Gear Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hongjian Li; Aimin He; Xiaofei Guo; Rongjun Chen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12110962B2

## CPC

- F16H 57/0486: {with fixed gear ratio (axle or inter-axle differentials F16H57/0483)}
- F16C 33/1055: {from radial inside, e.g. via a passage through the shaft and/or inner sleeve}
- F16C 33/1065: {Grooves on a bearing surface for distributing or collecting the liquid}
- F16C 33/1085: {Channels or passages to recirculate the liquid in the bearing}
- F16H 57/0427: {on rotary parts, e.g. using baffles for collecting lubricant by centrifugal force}
- F16H 57/043: {within rotary parts, e.g. axial channels or radial openings in shafts}
- F16H 57/045: {Lubricant storage reservoirs, e.g. reservoirs in addition to a gear sump for collecting lubricant in the upper part of a gear case}
- F16H 57/0471: {Bearing}
- F16H 57/0479: {Gears or bearings on planet carriers}
- F16H 57/0482: {Gearings with gears having orbital motion}
- F16H 57/08: of gearings with members having orbital motion
- F16H 57/082: {Planet carriers}
- F16C 17/10: for both radial and axial load
- F16C 33/046: {divided or split, e.g. half-bearings or rolled sleeves}
- F16C 2361/61: Toothed gear systems, e.g. support of pinion shafts
- F16H 2057/085: {Bearings for orbital gears}
- Y02E 10/72: Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
- F16H: GEARING
- F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

A transmission mechanism includes a planet carrier, a planet gear, a pin, a sliding bearing, and thrust bearings. The planet gear is rotatably disposed on the planet carrier through the pin. The thrust bearings are disposed between one end of the planet gear and the planet carrier, and between another end of the planet gear and the planet carrier, respectively. A first lubrication gap is formed between each thrust bearing and an end surface the planet gear. The sliding bearing is sleeved on the pin and is disposed between the planet gear and the pin. A second lubrication gap is formed between an inner circumference of the sliding bearing and the pin or between an outer circumference of the sliding bearing and the planet gear. Oil channels are disposed on the pin. Lubricating oil enters the first lubrication gap and the second lubrication gap through the oil channels respectively.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A transmission mechanism, comprising a planet carrier, a planet gear, a pin, a sliding bearing, and a plurality of thrust bearings, wherein
the planet gear is rotatably disposed on the planet carrier through the pin, the thrust bearings are disposed between one end of the planet gear and the planet carrier, and between another end of the planet gear and the planet carrier, respectively, and a first lubrication gap is formed between each thrust bearing of the thrust bearings and an end surface of the planet gear;
the sliding bearing is sleeved on the pin and is disposed between the planet gear and the pin;
a second lubrication gap is formed between an inner circumference of the sliding bearing and the pin or between an outer circumference of the sliding bearing and the planet gear;
oil channels are disposed on the pin, lubricating oil enters into the first lubrication gap and the second lubrication gap through the oil channels respectively;
an oil discharge channel is disposed on the pin;
a part of the lubricating oil entering into the first lubrication gap is configured to flow along the first lubrication gap to lubricate the thrust bearings and is configured to be discharged directly after lubricating the thrust bearings;
other part of the lubricating oil entering into the second lubrication gap is configured to flow along the second lubrication gap to lubricate the sliding bearing and finally flow to the oil discharge channel to be discharged after lubricating the sliding bearing; and
a first end of the oil discharge channel communicates with the second lubrication gap, and a second end of the oil discharge channel is configured to make the other part of the lubricating oil to be finally discharged from the inside of the pin without flowing through the first lubrication gap.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The transmission mechanism according to claim 1, wherein an oil inlet channel is disposed on the pin;
the oil channels comprise at least two first oil distribution channels; and
the oil inlet channel is configured to feed the lubricating oil, a first end of each first oil distribution channel of the at least two first oil distribution channels communicates with the oil inlet channel, and a second end of the each first oil distribution channel communicates with the second lubrication gap and the first lubrication gap.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The transmission mechanism according to claim 2, wherein two ends of the sliding bearing, the planet carrier, the planet gear, the pin, and the thrust bearings form oil distribution cavities; the oil distribution cavities communicate with the first lubrication gap and the second lubrication gap; and two ends of each first oil distribution channel communicate with the oil inlet channel and one oil distribution cavity.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The transmission mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the oil discharge channel comprises a radial oil discharge channel and an axial oil discharge channel, the axial oil discharge channel extends in an axial direction of the pin, the radial oil discharge channel extends in a radial direction of the pin, and two ends of the radial oil discharge channel communicate with the second lubrication gap and the axial oil discharge channel respectively.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The transmission mechanism according to claim 4, wherein when the second lubrication gap is formed between the outer circumference of the sliding bearing and the planet gear, a radial oil discharge hole is disposed on the sliding bearing in the radial direction, and two ends of the radial oil discharge hole communicate with the second lubrication gap and the radial oil discharge channel respectively.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The transmission mechanism according to claim 4, further comprising a distance ring, wherein at least two sliding bearings are spaced apart in the axial direction of the pin, and the distance ring is disposed between the two adjacent sliding bearings.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The transmission mechanism according to claim 6, wherein at least two radial oil discharge channels are disposed on the pin in the radial direction, and the at least two radial oil discharge channels correspond to the at least two sliding bearings in a one-to-one manner.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The transmission mechanism according to claim 6, wherein the oil channels further include at least one second oil distribution channel, the at least one second oil distribution channel is disposed on the pin in the radial direction, a second oil distribution channel of the at least one second oil distribution channel is located between two first oil distribution channels of the at least two first oil distribution channels, and two ends of the second oil distribution channel communicate with the second lubrication gap and the oil inlet channel respectively.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The transmission mechanism according to claim 8, wherein an oil passing cavity is formed between two adjacent sliding bearings, the distance ring, and the pin, or between two adjacent sliding bearings, the distance ring, and the planet gear; and the oil passing cavity communicates with the second lubrication gap and one second oil distribution channel of the at least one second oil distribution channel.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The transmission mechanism according to claim 9, wherein when the second lubrication gap is formed between the outer circumference of the sliding bearing and the planet gear, an oil passing hole is disposed on the distance ring, and two ends of the oil passing hole communicate with the second oil distribution channel and the oil passing cavity respectively.