IP Library Granted Patent US 11,701,744
Granted Patent B2
US 11,701,744 · App. 17/500,072 · Granted Jul 18, 2023

Method for connecting a first component to a second component to form an assembly

Inventors: Dominik Kronberger (Vorchdorf, AT); Markus Schauer (Gunskirchen, AT); Karl Dickinger (Vorchdorf, AT); Andreas Tiefenthaler (Vorchdorf, AT)
Assignee: Miba Sinter Austria GmbH
B23P19/02B23P11/025B23P15/14Y10T29/49465
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Patent No.
US 11,701,744
App. No.
17/500,072
Granted
Jul 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for connecting a first component to a second component to form an assembly forms a press fit connection between the first component and the second component, for which purpose the second component is produced having an annular component section. A recess is formed, in which the first component is at least partially arranged. At least the annular component section of the second component is produced as a sintered component and has net shape or near net shape quality at least in the region of the recess.

Claims (20)

1. A method for connecting a first component to a second component to form an assembly, comprising:

producing the first component as a shaft;

defining a diameter of a base circle of an external toothing;

shifting the diameter of the base circle of the external toothing by 55% to 90% of an average overlap in a direction of a gear center to form a shifted diameter of the base circle;

creating a pressing mold for producing a sintered gear with the shifted diameter of the base circle;

producing the second component as the sintered gear having an annular component section in which a recess is formed and for which the external toothing is formed on an outer lateral surface of the annular component section;

forming a press fit connection between the first component and the second component, wherein the first component is at least partially arranged in the recess;

wherein at least the annular component section of the second component has net shape or near net shape quality at least in a region of the recess;

wherein the base circle is a circle having a diameter at which tooth flanks of two contacting gears do not touch and no transmission of force takes place, and

wherein the average overlap is determined by the formula:

dw - d

where dw is a diameter of the shaft and d is an inner diameter of the second component.

2. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the annular component section is produced having a radial wall thickness W,

wherein the recess is produced having a circular cross-section and a recess inner diameter D,

wherein the radial wall thickness W is produced such that a ratio of W/D<1/2 is present.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the annular component section is formed having a chamfer on a circumference of the recess at a transition between an inner lateral surface bounding the recess and an end face of the annular component section.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the chamfer is formed with an angle to the inner lateral surface bounding the recess of the annular component section, which angle is selected from a range of 170° to 178° .

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sintered gear is produced having pores with an average pore size in a range of 5 μm to 200 μm.

6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the ratio of W/D is between 1/5 and 1/15.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: KRONBERGER, DOMINIK; SCHAUER, MARKUS; DICKINGER, KARL; TIEFENTHALER, ANDREAS
To: MIBA SINTER AUSTRIA GMBH
Reel/Frame 057789/0048 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT A 51003/2020 · Nov 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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