Transmission differential gear
AssigneeRegie Nationale des Usines Renault
InventorRoger Brisabois
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Abstract
This transmission differential gear of the type comprising a cage enclosing a pair of driven bevel sun gears and a plurality of sun gear driving planet pinions mounted for loose rotation on pins fitted in corresponding bores formed through the cage walls, comprises an annular member encircling the cage and adapted to partially close the outer ends of these bores. The differential gear is intended more particularly for road vehicles.
Claims9
A transmission differential gear comprising a cage enclosing a pair of driven bevel sun gears and a plurality of bevel planet pinions for driving said sun gears, said planet pinions being rotatably mounted on at least one pin fitted through corresponding bores formed through the walls of said cage, wherein said pin is held in position by means of an annular member encircling said cage and closing partially the outer ends of said bores to permit visual inspection of said pin, said annular member retaining said at least one pin in said bores and permitting free rotation of said at least one pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.