Gearwheel for a backlash-free transmission stage and transmission stage equipped therewith

Abstract

A gearwheel and of a transmission stage fitted with a gearwheel of this kind. The gearwheel comprises a gear rim having a first gear rim part and of a second gear rim part arranged coaxially therewith. The two gear rim parts can be turned relative to one another about an axis of rotation. The gearwheel furthermore comprises a spring situated between the two gear rim parts and which acts in the circumferential direction for preloading the two gear rim parts relative to one another. The gearwheel also includes damping means which damps relative movements between the first gear rim part and/or the second gear rim part and/or the spring. The transmission stage comprises at least one intermeshing gearwheel pair, wherein one wheel of the gearwheel pair is embodied as the gearwheel described above.

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