IP Library Granted Patent US 10,100,837
Granted Patent B2
US 10,100,837 · App. 14/889,706 · Granted Oct 16, 2018

Transmission and geared compressor system

Inventors: Ulrich Kempter (Burgberg, DE); Jens Kunze (Bad Hindelang, DE); Thomas Horn (Immenstadt, DE); Michael Schmid (Fischen, DE)
Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
F04D25/02F04D25/163F16H1/20
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Patent No.
US 10,100,837
App. No.
14/889,706
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An integral transmission; comprising a driving gear connected to a driving shaft for co-joint rotation, a large gear engaging with the driving gear, a first driven gear engaging with the large gear, and at least one additional driven gear which engages with the driving gear; wherein an axis of rotation of the driving gear and an axis of rotation of the first driven gear engaging with the large gear are arranged in a plane of alignment, an axis of rotation of the large gear is offset in the vertical direction with respect to the plane of alignment, and an axis of rotation of the at least one additional driven gear engaging with the driving gear is located in the plane of alignment. A geared compressor system; comprising the integral transmission and a drive unit.

Claims (28)

1. An integral transmission, comprising:

a driving gear connected to a driving shaft for co-joint rotation;

a large gear engaging with the driving gear;

a first driven gear engaging with the large gear; and

at least one additional driven gear which engages with the driving gear;

wherein an axis of rotation of the driving gear and an axis of rotation of the first driven gear engaging with the large gear are arranged in a plane of alignment;

wherein an axis of rotation of the large gear is offset in a vertical direction above the plane of alignment;

wherein an axis of rotation of the at least one additional driven gear engaging with the driving gear is located in the plane of alignment; and

wherein a line from the axis of rotation of the large gear to the axis of rotation of the driving gear forms an angle that is in a range of 130° to 175° relative to the plane of alignment.

2. The integral transmission of claim 1 , further comprising a transmission housing having a parting line that is aligned with the plane of alignment.

3. The integral transmission of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the driving gear and the first driven gear and the at least one additional driven gear are pinions which are connected with pinion shafts for co-joint rotation, or which form an integral component with the pinion shafts.

4. The integral transmission of claim 1 , wherein the plane of alignment is a horizontal plane.

5. The integral transmission of claim 1 , wherein the driving gear and the first driven gear and the at least one additional driven gear have helical toothing arrangements.

6. A geared compressor system, comprising:

a drive unit, wherein said drive unit is connected with a driving shaft of an integral transmission, and a first driven shaft is connected for co-joint rotation with at least one impeller of at least a first compressor stage; and wherein said integral transmission includes:

a driving gear connected to a driving shaft for co-joint rotation;

a large gear engaging with the driving gear;

a first driven gear engaging with the large gear; and

at least one additional driven gear which engages with the driving gear;

wherein an axis of rotation of the driving gear and an axis of rotation of the first driven gear engaging with the large gear are arranged in a plane of alignment;

wherein an axis of rotation of the large gear is offset in a vertically upward direction with respect to the plane of alignment;

wherein an axis of rotation of the at least one additional driven gear engaging with the driving gear is located in the plane of alignment; and

wherein a line from the axis of rotation of the large gear to the axis of rotation of the driving gear forms an angle that is in a range of 130° to 175° relative to the plane of alignment.

7. The geared compressor system of claim 6 , further comprising a transmission housing having a parting line that is aligned with the plane of alignment.

8. The geared compressor system of claim 6 , wherein a drive shaft of an at least one additional drive gear is connected for co-joint rotation with an at least one impeller of an additional compressor stage.

9. The geared compressor system of claim 6 , wherein at leas one of the driving gear and the first driven gear and the at least one additional driven gear are pinions which are connected with pinion shafts for co-joint rotation, or which form an integral component with the pinion shafts.

10. The geared compressor system of claim 6 , wherein the plane of alignment is a horizontal plane.

11. The geared compressor system of claim 6 , wherein the driving gear and the first driven gear and the at least one additional driven gear have helical toothing arrangements.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2015
From: KEMPTER, ULRICH; KUNZE, JENS; HORN, THOMAS; SCHMID, MICHAEL
To: VOITH PATENT GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2013 208 564 · May 8, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160115963A1 · Apr 28, 2016