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US 8,932,170 · App. 14/085,946 · Granted Jan 13, 2015

Planetary gear device

Inventor: Masayuki Ishizuka (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
B60K17/046F16H57/0427F16H57/0479F16H57/0471F16H57/0486
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Patent No.
US 8,932,170
App. No.
14/085,946
Granted
Jan 13, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A planetary gear device comprises planetary shafts, a planetary gear supported on the planetary shafts via bearings, and an internally-toothed gear. The planetary shafts are arranged at positions offset from a shaft center of the internally-toothed gear. Orbital motion of the planetary shafts is restricted so as to retrieve rotation output from a casing integrated with the internally-toothed gear. Lubricant in which the bearings around some of the plurality of planetary shafts are immersed is sealed in the casing. The planetary gear device further comprises a retention part for retaining the lubricant on a part integrally rotated with the casing.

Claims (25)

1. A planetary gear device, comprising:

planetary shafts;

a planetary gear supported on the planetary shafts via bearings; and

an internally-toothed gear,

wherein the planetary shafts are arranged at positions offset from a shaft center of the internally-toothed gear,

wherein orbital motion of the planetary shafts is restricted so as to retrieve rotation output from a casing integrated with the internally-toothed gear, and

wherein lubricant in which the bearings around some of the planetary shafts are immersed is sealed in the casing,

the planetary gear device further comprising a retention part for retaining the lubricant on a part integrally rotated with the casing.

2. The planetary gear device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the retention part is embodied by a plurality of holes formed in a circumferential direction of the casing.

3. The planetary gear device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an internally-toothed body formed with the internally-toothed gear and the casing are separate members, and

wherein a tool hole provided at a head of a bolt for tightening the internally-toothed body to the casing functions as the retention part.

4. The planetary gear device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an internally-toothed body formed with the internally-toothed gear and the casing are separate members, and

wherein a counterbore configured to receive a bolt for tightening the internally-toothed body to the casing functions as the retention part.

5. The planetary gear device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a guide part configured to guide the lubricant flowing out of the retention part to the bearings is provided on a carrier member for supporting the planetary shafts.

6. The planetary gear device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a guide part configured to guide the lubricant flowing out of the retention part to the bearings is provided on an axial end face of each of the planetary gears.

7. The planetary gear device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a guide part configured to guide the lubricant flowing out of the retention part to the bearings is provided on each of plates configured to restrict axial movement of the bearings.

8. The planetary gear device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a space inside a casing bearing configured to rotatably support the casing functions as the retention part, and

wherein a guide part for guiding the lubricant to the bearings of the planetary gears is provided in a retainer for retaining rolling elements of the casing bearing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2013
From: ISHIZUKA, MASAYUKI
To: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 031661/0522 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-257924 · Nov 26, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140148295A1 · May 29, 2014