IP Library Granted Patent US 12,498,031
Granted Patent B2
US 12,498,031 · App. 18/734,705 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Gear, motor-gear unit, vehicle, generator with a gear, and force transmitting element

Inventors: Rudi Hoebel (Munich, DE); Antonius Georg Rossberger (Munich, DE)
Assignee: TQ-SYSTEMS GMBH
F16H49/001B60K7/00B60K7/0007F16H7/06H02K7/116H02K21/02H02K21/12B60K2007/0092F16H2049/003Y02T10/72
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Patent No.
US 12,498,031
App. No.
18/734,705
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a gear assembly comprising an input shaft and an output shaft. An inner wheel defining an outer periphery is positioned concentrically in relation to an outer wheel defining an inner periphery. A traction means extending between the outer wheel and the inner wheel. The traction means comprises a flexible toothed belt with teeth on both sides of the belt. A revolving transmitter is configured to lift the traction means from an outer periphery of the inner wheel and pushes the traction means onto an inner periphery of the outer wheel. In some aspects, the transmitter can be configured to move the traction means from the inner wheel to the outer wheel.

Claims (42)

1 . A gear having an input shaft and an output shaft, the gear comprising:

an outer wheel;

an inner wheel that is positioned concentrically in relation to the outer wheel;

a traction means extending between the outer wheel and the inner wheel;

a rotatable transmitter carrier that passes through the inside of the inner wheel; and

at least one revolving transmitter positioned on the rotatable transmitter carrier and configured to lift the traction means from an outer periphery of the inner wheel and push the traction means onto an inner periphery of the outer wheel,

wherein the at least one revolving transmitter is provided eccentrically from the rotation axis of the transmitter carrier.

2 . The gear of claim 1 , wherein the input shaft is connected to the at least one revolving transmitter.

3 . The gear of claim 1 , wherein the input shaft is connected to the outer wheel.

4 . The gear of claim 1 , wherein the input shaft is connected to the inner wheel.

5 . The gear of claim 1 , wherein the output shaft is connected to the inner wheel.

6 . The gear of claim 1 , wherein the output shaft is connected to the at least one revolving transmitter.

7 . The gear of claim 1 , wherein the output shaft is connected to the outer wheel.

8 . The gear of claim 1 , wherein the at least one revolving transmitter is provided by an inner part of a wire race bearing.

9 . The gear of claim 1 , wherein the at least one revolving transmitter is provided by a wire race bearing.

10 . The gear of claim 1 , wherein the traction means is made from plastic or rubber, which is provided on a metal meshing or a woven or non-woven fabric.

11 . The gear of claim 1 , wherein the gear has a three-row gear design further comprising a second pair of wheels and a third pair of wheels located in different axial planes, each pair of wheels comprising an inner wheel and an outer wheel.

12 . The gear of claim 1 , wherein a transmitter carrier with at least one revolving transmitter is located in a third axial plane between a first pair of wheels and a second pair of wheels, each pair of wheels comprising an inner wheel and an outer wheel.

13 . A moto-gear unit with the gear of claim 1 , wherein an electric motor is provided, a rotor of the electric motor being connected to the input shaft of the gear.

14 . An electric generator with a drive unit and with a generator unit and with the gear of claim 1 , the input shaft of the gear being connected to the drive unit and the output shaft of the gear being connected to an input shaft of the electric generator.

15 . A gear assembly comprising:

a three-row gear design comprising:

a first pair of wheels,

a second pair of wheels, and

a third pair of wheels, wherein the third pair of wheels is located in a different axial plane than the second pair of wheels, and

wherein each pair of wheels comprises:

an inner wheel defining an outer periphery;

an outer wheel defining an inner periphery, the outer wheel positioned outwardly relative to the inner wheel;

a traction means extending between the outer wheel and the inner wheel; and

a revolving transmitter configured to move the traction means from the outer periphery of the inner wheel to the inner periphery of the outer wheel.

16 . The gear assembly of claim 15 , wherein the traction means is a flexible belt with teeth on both sides.

17 . The gear assembly of claim 15 , further comprising:

an input shaft connected to the inner wheel; and

an output shaft connected to the revolving transmitter.

18 . A gear assembly comprising:

a first pair of wheels and a second pair of wheels, wherein each comprises an inner wheel and an outer wheel positioned outwardly relative to the inner wheel,

wherein the first pair of wheels is located in a first axial plane and the second pair of wheels is located in a second axial plane;

a traction means extending between the outer wheel and the inner wheel;

a transmitter configured to move the traction means from the inner wheel to the outer wheel; and

a transmitter carrier with at least one revolving transmitter, wherein the transmitter carrier is located in a third axial plane between the first axial plane and the second axial plane.

19 . The gear assembly of claim 18 , further comprising a transmitter carrier located in a third axial plane between the inner wheel and the outer wheel, the transmitter carrier configured to carry the transmitter.

20 . The gear assembly of claim 18 , wherein the traction means is a flexible toothed belt, and the transmitter is a revolving transmitter that lifts the traction means from an outer periphery of the inner wheel and pushes the traction means onto an inner periphery of the outer wheel.

Priority Claims (4)
DE 102009003695.4 · Mar 30, 2009 · national
DE 102009033790.3 · Jul 17, 2009 · national
DE 202009011082.6 · Sep 29, 2009 · national
DE 202010000318.0 · Mar 5, 2010 · national
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17669841 · Feb 11, 2022
Continuation 16289703 · Mar 1, 2019
Continuation 15241413 · Aug 19, 2016
Continuation 14666968 · Mar 24, 2015
Continuation 13260917
Related Publication 20240318710A1 · Sep 26, 2024
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