Energy saving gear system
OwnerDavid A. Stewartinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a gear system generally having a driven gear, rotatably mounted on an axis, having teeth defined by unique geometrical profiles; a driving means contacting the teeth of the driven gear; and round pins or spheres for engaging the teeth of the driven gear rotatably mounted on the driving means, the round pins or spheres for engaging the teeth of the driven gear roll along a profile of the tooth of the driven gear; and the gear system has a variable pressure angle and a variable contact ratio.
Claims20
An energy saving gear system comprising:
- a driven means, rotatably mounted on an axis, having a plurality of involute teeth mounted circumferentially thereto;
- a driving means in operative engagement with the involute teeth of said driven means;
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- a means for engaging the involute teeth of the driven means in conjunction with the driving means, said means for engaging the involute teeth of the driven means remaining in substantial rolling contact to a profile of a plurality of involute teeth of the driven means;
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- wherein the means for engaging the involute teeth of the driven means provides a variable pressure angle and a variable contact ratio of the gear system.
An energy saving gear system comprising:
- a driven gear, rotatably mounted on an axis, having a plurality of involute teeth circumferentially mounted there to;
- a driving gear in operative engagement with the involute teeth of said driven gear;
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- a plurality of round pins circumferentially and rotatably mounted to said driving gear for engaging the involute teeth of the driven gear, said round pins being designed to engage and make substantial rolling contact with a profile of each of the plurality of involute teeth of the driven gear;
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- wherein the gear system has a variable pressure angle and a variable contact ratio.
A rack and pinion energy saving gear system comprising;
- a pinion gear, rotatably mounted on an axis, having a plurality of involute teeth;
- a rack contacting the involute teeth of the pinion gear;
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- pins for engaging the involute teeth of the pinion gear rotatably mounted on the rack;
- wherein the rack and pinion gear system has a variable pressure angle and variable contact ratio.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.