Gear timing with helical spline and shims
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsMatthew Allen Slayter, Paul F. Fox
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Abstract
A gear assembly includes a first gear wheel including a first gear wherein a plurality of teeth of the first gear are oriented in a first direction and a second gear wherein a plurality of teeth of the second gear are oriented not-parallel to the primary axis. A second gear wheel is configured to match the second gear of the first gear wheel including an outer gear and an inner gear wherein a plurality of teeth of the inner gear are oriented parallel to the plurality of teeth of second gear. A retention member can be used to secure the second gear wheel on the first gear wheel.
Claims17
A gear assembly comprising:
- a first gear wheel comprising a shaft bore defining a primary axis, including a first gear wherein a plurality of teeth of the first gear are oriented in a first direction and a second gear wherein a plurality of teeth of the second gear are oriented not-parallel to the primary axis;
- a second gear wheel configured to match the second gear of the first gear wheel including an outer gear and an inner gear wherein a plurality of teeth of the inner gear are oriented parallel to the plurality of teeth of second gear;
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- a retention member configured to secure the second gear wheel on the first gear wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.