Gear mechanism
AssigneeMilos Andric
InventorsTihomir Sic, Vladimir Sic
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Abstract
A gear mechanism for increasing torque includes: an input shaft; at least one intermediate shaft; where the at least one intermediate shaft is parallel to and offset from the input shaft; at least one force transmitting member connecting the input shaft and the at least one intermediate shaft; where the at least one force transmitting member is configured for rotating the at least one intermediate shaft in the same direction as the input shaft. The at least one intermediate shaft is mated with at least one fixed mating member and is rotatably connected to a rotatable support member. The support member is rotatable about the input shaft and connected to an output shaft.
Claims15
A gear mechanism for increasing torque, comprising:
- an input shaft;
- at least one intermediate shaft;
- where the at least one intermediate shaft is parallel to and offset from the input shaft;
- and
- at least one force transmitting member connecting the input shaft and the at least one intermediate shaft;
- wherein the at least one force transmitting member is configured for rotating the at least one intermediate shaft in a same direction as the input shaft;
- wherein the at least one intermediate shaft is mated with at least one fixed mating member and is rotatably connected to a rotatable support member;
- wherein the support member is rotatable about the input shaft and connected to an output shaft;
- and
- wherein the force transmitting member is a flexible drive shaft or comprises a universal joint;
- wherein the gear mechanism is housed in a housing and wherein the input shaft extends into the housing, and the output shaft extends out of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.