Gearbox housing assembly
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorIrfan Bhatti
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Abstract
A gearbox housing assembly includes a first plate constructed of a rigid material and defining a first plane. A second plate of the gearbox housing assembly defines a second plane parallel to and spaced from the first plane. The second plate is constructed of a rigid material. A plurality of connectors couples the first plate and the second plate, with an interior space being defined between the first plate and the second plate. A mounting member is coupled to the second plate and has a mounting portion extending away from the interior space. The mounting member is distinct from the second plate to facilitate interchangeability of the mounting member.
Claims16
A gearbox housing assembly comprising:
- a first plate constructed of a rigid material and defining a first plane;
- a second plate defining a second plane parallel to and spaced from the first plane, the second plate being constructed of a rigid material;
- a plurality of connectors coupling the first plate and the second plate, an interior space being defined between the first plate and the second plate, within a periphery of the first plate and a periphery of the second plate;
- a mounting member coupled to the second plate and having at least one mounting portion extending outside the interior space, the mounting member being distinct from the second plate to facilitate interchangeability of the mounting member;
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- at least one cover member substantially enclosing the interior space, the at least one cover member being constructed of a material substantially lighter than a material of the first and second plates, the at least one cover member being coupled to the first and second plates around the peripheries of the first and second plates such that a force applied to the first plate in a direction substantially normal to the first plane is transmitted through the first and second plates and the plurality of connectors to the mounting member without being applied to the at least one cover member.
A modular gearbox assembly comprising:
- a first plate defining a first plane;
- a second plate defining a second plane parallel to and spaced from the first plane, the first plate and the second plate being rigidly coupled together, thereby defining an assembled frame structure;
- a cross-axis gear set positioned at least partially in an interior space defined between the first plate and the second plate and within a periphery of the first plate and a periphery of the second plate;
- a mounting member coupled to one of the first plate and the second plate, the mounting member having at least one mounting flange extending outside the interior space;
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- at least one cover member being non-destructibly removable from the assembled frame structure without disassembling the frame structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.