IP Library Granted Patent US 12663068
Granted Patent B2
US 12663068 · App. 18/860,771 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Transmission with housing parts, for example, two identically configured housing parts

Inventor: Zili Wu (Tianjin, CN)
Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
F16H57/0415F16H57/025F16H57/0402F16H57/0435
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12663068
App. No.
18/860,771
Filed
Oct 28, 2024
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3617
USPC
74/606A
Abstract

A transmission includes two identically configured housing parts. The two housing parts are connected together, and cooling ribs are provided on each housing part. Foot plates are held by webs which are connected to each housing part, e.g., in a welded manner, and each web surrounds cooling ribs.

Claims (26)

1 . A transmission, comprising:

two housing parts connected together, cooling ribs being formed on each housing part; and

foot plates held by webs connected to each housing part, each web surrounding respective cooling ribs.

2 . The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the two housing parts are identical.

3 . The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the foot plates are adapted to contact a flat floor surface, each of the webs is welded to one of the housing parts, the cooling ribs project between the housing part and the webs, the foot plates are spaced apart from the housing part, and the foot plates are welded to the webs.

4 . The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein each web is U-shaped and/or includes two leg regions spaced apart from each other and respectively connected to a yoke of the web.

5 . The transmission according to claim 4 , wherein a first leg region of each of the webs is connected to one of the housing parts, and a second leg region of each of the webs is connected to one of the foot plates.

6 . The transmission according to claim 4 , wherein each of the cooling ribs is arranged between the yoke of a plurality of the webs and a respective one of the housing parts.

7 . The transmission according to claim 6 , wherein each yoke is spaced from the respective one of the housing parts.

8 . The transmission according to claim 4 , wherein a first leg of at least one of the webs is connected to a bearing mount and a second leg of the at least one web is connected to one of the foot plates of the transmission.

9 . The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the webs are spaced apart and arranged one behind the other along a straight line.

10 . The transmission according to claim 9 , wherein the webs arranged one behind the other along the straight line are identical except for a first web, on which an eyelet is arranged, and a second web, on which an eyelet is arranged.

11 . The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein half of bearing mounts of the transmission are arranged in a first one of the housing parts and a respective other half of the bearing mounts are formed in a second one of the housing parts, the bearing mounts have a greater wall thickness than a wall of a remaining part of each housing part.

12 . The transmission according to claim 11 , wherein the wall thickness of the bearing mounts is at least five time greater than the wall thickness of the remaining housing part.

13 . The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein a contact surface of the two housing parts is contained in a parting plane, and the foot plates are each aligned parallel to the parting plane.

14 . The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein each housing part is connected to two of the foot plates.

15 . The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein a first and/or input gear stage of the transmission is arranged as an angular gear stage, and the cooling ribs are aligned parallel to an axis of rotation of an input shaft of the transmission.

16 . The transmission according to claim 15 , wherein the input shaft is aligned perpendicular to an output shaft of the transmission.

17 . The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein a shaft end pump is arranged on a shaft of the transmission and is adapted to be driven by the shaft, the shaft end pump is connected to a multi-port valve.

18 . The transmission according to claim 17 , wherein a first connection of the shaft end pump is connected via the multi-port valve to a first oil pipe which opens into a bore passing through a wall of a first one of the housing parts or is connected to a second oil pipe which opens into a bore passing through a wall of a second one of the housing parts.

19 . The transmission according to claim 18 , wherein a second connection of the shaft end pump is connected to an oil filter via an oil line, and a further oil line leads from the oil filter to a further bore passing through the first one of the housing parts.

20 . The transmission according to claim 19 , wherein the first connection of the shaft end pump is connected to the second connection of the shaft end pump via a safety valve and/or a pressure relief valve.

21 . The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein a fan is connected to an input shaft of the transmission, a fan cover is connected to the two housing parts and at least partially encloses the fan to form a housing.

22 . The transmission according to claim 21 , wherein the fan is adapted to convey an air flow along the cooling ribs.

23 . The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein at least two of the foot plates are spaced apart from each other and are arranged on a respective one of the housing parts, and the foot plates connected to the respective housing part are aligned parallel to each other.

24 . The transmission according to claim 1 , wherein either a first one of the housing parts is arranged below a second one of the housing parts in a direction of gravity and/or foot surfaces of the foot plates of the first one of the housing parts are arranged on a floor surface.