IP Library Granted Patent US 8,888,644
Granted Patent B2
US 8,888,644 · App. 13/707,811 · Granted Nov 18, 2014

Planetary roller gear drive

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Patent No.
US 8,888,644
App. No.
13/707,811
Granted
Nov 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Planetary roller gear drive with a spindle nut ( 1 ) that is arranged on a threaded spindle ( 2 ) and with a plurality of planets ( 3 ) that are arranged distributed around the periphery and are in rolling engagement with the threaded spindle ( 2 ) and the spindle nut ( 1 ). The threaded spindle ( 2 ) has a plurality of helical windings wound around the spindle axis forming at least one thread groove ( 8 ), and a sensor element ( 15 ) is arranged so that it cannot move in the axial direction relative to the spindle nut ( 1 ) and detects an axial displacement of the threaded spindle ( 2 ) and the spindle nut ( 1 ) relative to each other. The spindle nut ( 1 ) is supported so that it can rotate about the spindle axis on a housing ( 12 ) with the sensor element ( 15 ).

Claims (3)

1. A planetary roller gear drive, comprising a spindle nut that is arranged on a threaded spindle and with a plurality of planets that are arranged distributed around a periphery and in rolling engagement with the threaded spindle and the spindle nut, the threaded spindle has a plurality of helical windings wound around a spindle axis forming at least one thread groove, and a sensor element having at least one magnetoresistive sensor having an electrical resistance that changes under the influence of a magnetic field is arranged so that it cannot move in an axial direction relative to the spindle nut and detects an axial displacement of the threaded spindle and the spindle nut relative to each other, the spindle nut is supported for rotation about the spindle axis on a housing with the sensor element.

2. The planetary roller gear drive according to claim 1 , wherein the housing has a recess that is penetrated by the threaded spindle, and the sensor element is arranged in the recess.

3. The planetary roller gear drive according to claim 2 , wherein the sensor element is annular and is arranged coaxial to the threaded spindle in the recess.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 037732 FRAME 0347. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE APP. NO. 14/553248 SHOULD BE APP. NO. 14/553258. Recorded Oct 11, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 040404/0530 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG; SCHAEFFLER VERWALTUNGS 5 GMBH
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0228 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0347 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2012
From: RINK, THOMAS
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 029428/0635 →