IP Library Granted Patent US 7,926,379
Granted Patent B2
US 7,926,379 · App. 11/722,407 · Granted Apr 19, 2011

Gear pair consisting of a crown gear and of a pinion gear

Assignee: Thyssenkrupp Prazisionsschmiede GmbH
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Patent No.
US 7,926,379
App. No.
11/722,407
Granted
Apr 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a gear pair consisting of a crown gear ( 1 ) and of a pinion gear ( 2 ) provided in the form of a spur gear with an axis crossing angle of 90°. According to the invention, the teeth ( 3 ) of the pinion gear ( 2 ), in order to reduce an undercut of the teeth ( 5 ) of the crown gear ( 1 ), have a pressure angle, which increases from the outside inward in a radial direction with regard to the crown gear ( 1 ), or in the event of a constant pressure angle, have a profile offset, which decreases from the outside inward in a radial direction with regard to the crown gear ( 1 ).

Claims (49)

1. A gear pair comprising a crown gear ( 1 ) and pinion ( 2 ) as a straight-toothed spur gear, wherein the axes intersect at an angle of 90°,

wherein

teeth ( 3 ) of the pinion ( 2 ), in order to reduce an undercut of teeth ( 5 ) of the crown gear ( 1 ), are provided with a pressure angle that increases from outside to inside in a radial direction relative to the crown gear ( 1 ).

2. A gear pair according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the teeth ( 3 ) of the pinion ( 2 ) are further provided with a variable profile displacement from outside to inside in the radial direction relative to the crown gear ( 1 ).

3. A gear pair according to claim 2 ,

wherein

a profile displacement of the teeth ( 3 ) of the pinion ( 2 ) increases from outside to inside.

4. A gear pair according to claim 2 ,

wherein

a profile displacement of the teeth ( 3 ) of the pinion ( 2 ) decreases from outside to inside.

5. A gear pair according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the teeth ( 3 ) of the pinion ( 2 ) additionally have a tip shortening ( 4 ) that increases radially from outside to inside.

6. A gear pair according to claim 5 ,

wherein

the undercut of the teeth ( 5 ) of the crown gear ( 1 ) is completely avoided.

7. A gear pair according to claim 1 ,

wherein

a radially outer limit value of the pressure angle increasing from a radially outer to a radially inner end of the teeth ( 3 ) of the pinion ( 2 ) lies at substantially at a taper limit for the teeth ( 5 ) of the crown gear ( 1 ) and the radially inner limit value of the pressure angle lies at or substantially at a taper limit for the teeth ( 3 ) of the pinion ( 1 ).

8. A gear pair according to claim 2 ,

wherein

a radially outer limit value of a variable profile displacement of the teeth ( 3 ) of the pinion ( 2 ) lies at or substantially at a taper limit for the teeth ( 5 ) of the crown gear ( 1 ) and a radially inner limit value of the profile displacement lies at or substantially at a taper limit for the teeth ( 3 ) of the pinion ( 2 ).

9. A gear pair according to claim 1 ,

wherein

tooth flanks of the teeth ( 3 ) of the pinion ( 2 ) and of the teeth ( 5 ) of the crown gear ( 1 ) are of mutually conjugate form at every point.

10. A gear pair according to claim 1 ,

wherein

there is no axial offset between crown gear ( 1 ) and pinion ( 2 ).

11. A gear pair according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the pinion ( 2 ) revolving on the crown gear ( 1 ) is guided axially.

12. A gear pair according to claim 11 ,

wherein

the pinion ( 2 ) is provided on a radially inner end and/or a radially outer end relative to the crown gear ( 1 ) with an annular stop member ( 7 , 6 ) for axial guidance.

13. A gear pair according to claim 12 ,

wherein

the teeth ( 5 ) of the crown gear ( 1 ) are spherically flattened in a radially inward direction and an inner stop member ( 7 ) of the pinion, on its face ( 32 ) facing the teeth ( 3 ) of the pinion ( 2 ), is formed so as to conform thereto and achieve surface-to-surface contact.

14. A differential gear mechanism, which is provided with at least two gear pairs according to claim 1 , wherein the pairs are formed by two mutually facing crown gears ( 1 ) and one or more pinions ( 2 ) disposed therebetween.

15. A gear pair comprising:

a crown gear and a pinion gear each having a central axis, the axes intersecting at a 90 degree angle;

the crown gear comprising a first toothing; and

the pinion being a straight-toothed spur gear and comprising a second toothing, the second toothing comprising a variable profile displacement from outside to inside in a radial direction relative to the crown gear and a pressure angle that increases from outside to inside in the radial direction relative to the crown gear to reduce an undercut of the first toothing;

wherein the pinion revolving on the crown gear is guided axially.

16. The gear pair of claim 15 , wherein the profile displacement of the second toothing increases from outside to inside relative to the crown gear.

17. The gear pair of claim 15 , wherein the profile displacement of the second toothing increases from inside to outside relative to the crown gear.

18. The gear pair of claim 15 , wherein the second toothing comprise a tip shortening that increases radially from outside to inside relative to the crown gear.

19. The gear pair of claim 18 , wherein the first toothing does not comprise an undercut.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2021
From: SONA BLW PRÄZISIONSSCHMIEDE GMBH
To: WINNING BLW GMBH
Reel/Frame 057448/0539 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 23, 2021
From: THYSSENKRUPP PRAZISIONSSCHMIEDE GMBH
To: SONA BLW PRÄZISIONSSCHMIEDE GMBH
Reel/Frame 057264/0896 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2007
From: GUTMANN, PETER; STETTINGER, HEINRICH; ZERLING, FRANK
To: THYSSENKRUPP PRAZISIONSSCHMIEDE GMBH
Reel/Frame 019464/0209 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2004 062 379 · Dec 23, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
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