Transaxle having bearing shoes supporting a ring gear assembly
AssigneeTecumseh Products Company
InventorRoland L. von Kaler
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Abstract
A ring gear assembly is also provided with the a transaxle, and includes a ring gear carrying a bevel gear assembly in its interior, both of which are contained in a cavity in the housing for the transaxle. A pair of bearing shoes are directly disposed between the teeth of the ring gear and the housing cavity and between the opposite sides of the ring gear and the housing cavity. The bearing shoes have an arcuately-shaped inner surface against which the ring gear teeth are rotatably placed. During rotation of the ring gear, bearing surface therefor is provided by the teeth of the ring gear and the inner surfaces of the bearing shoes.
Claims9
In a differential for a transmission including a housing, output shaft means journalled in said housing and having proximal ends, and a gear assembly coupling said proximal ends of said output shaft means together, a ring gear assembly comprising:
- a ring gear having a plurality of teeth on its outer surface and connected to said gear assembly,
- said housing having disposed therein a cavity formed to receive said ring gear and said gear assembly therein, and
- bearing means radially disposed between said ring gear teeth and an inner surface of said cavity radially outwardly from said teeth, said bearing means including an annular inner bearing surface on which said ring gear teeth are directly supported against radial loads and movements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.