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Granted Patent B2
US 12,523,286 · App. 17/905,230 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Transmission series

Inventor: Simon Hetmaniok (Witten, DE)
Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
F16H57/033F16C35/042F16C19/548
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Patent No.
US 12,523,286
App. No.
17/905,230
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmission series has a first transmission and a second transmission. The first transmission and the second transmission each have a respective input shaft, a housing, a supporting structure fixed in the housing, and at least two bearings by means of which the input shaft is mounted rotatably in the respective supporting structure. The at least two bearings of the first transmission are of the same first design and the at least two bearings of the second transmission are of the same second design that is different from the first design. The supporting structures of the first and second transmissions are designed identically.

Claims (24)

1 . A transmission series comprising:

a first transmission and a second transmission, wherein the first transmission and the second transmission each have a respective input shaft, a housing, a supporting structure fixed in the housing, and at least two bearings by means of which the input shaft is mounted rotatably in the supporting structure;

wherein each of the at least two bearings of the first transmission are of a first design;

wherein each of the at least two bearings of the second transmission are of a second design different from the first design; and

wherein the supporting structure of the first transmission and the supporting structure of the second transmission are of identical design; and

wherein the at least two bearings of the first transmission are configured as roller bearings inclined to the input shaft in an X-arrangement and the at least two bearings of the second transmission are configured as ball bearings in an O-arrangement.

2 . The transmission series according to claim 1 , wherein the input shaft of the first transmission is of a different design compared to the input shaft of the second transmission.

3 . The transmission series according to claim 1 , wherein the first transmission and the second transmission each have a respective cover which is fixed in the respective supporting structure and through which the respective input shaft extends, wherein the cover of the first transmission and the cover of the second transmission are of identical design.

4 . The transmission series according to claim 3 , wherein the cover of the first transmission axially supports an outer ring of a first bearing of the first transmission.

5 . The transmission series according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting structure of the second transmission defines a step which axially supports an outer ring of a first bearing of the second transmission.

6 . The transmission series according to claim 1 , wherein the input shaft of the first transmission defines a step which axially supports an inner ring of a first bearing of the at least two bearings of the first transmission.

7 . The transmission series according to claim 6 , further comprising an adjusting nut screwed onto the input shaft of the second transmission, the adjusting nut axially supporting an inner ring of a first bearing of the at least two bearings of the second transmission.

8 . The transmission series according to claim 7 , further comprising a locking ring, wherein the supporting structure of the first transmission defines a groove wherein the locking ring is set in the groove such that the locking ring axially supports an outer ring of a second bearing of the at least two bearings of the first transmission.

9 . The transmission series according to claim 1 , further comprising an adjusting nut screwed onto the input shaft of the second transmission, the adjusting nut axially supporting an inner ring of a first bearing of the at least two bearings of the second transmission.

10 . The transmission series according to claim 1 , further comprising a locking ring, wherein the supporting structure of the first transmission defines a groove wherein the locking ring is set in the groove such that the locking ring axially supports an outer ring of a second bearing of the at least two bearings of the first transmission.

11 . The transmission series according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting structure of the second transmission defines a step which axially supports an outer ring of a second bearing of the at least two bearings of the second transmission.

12 . The transmission series according to claim 1 , wherein the input shaft of the first transmission defines a step which axially supports an inner ring of a second bearing of the at least two bearings of the first transmission.

13 . The transmission series according to claim 1 , wherein the input shaft of the second transmission defines a step which axially supports an inner ring of a second bearing of the at least two bearings of the second transmission.

14 . A transmission series comprising:

a first transmission and a second transmission, wherein the first transmission and the second transmission each have a respective input shaft, a housing, a supporting structure fixed in the housing, and at least two bearings by means of which the input shaft is mounted rotatably in the supporting structure;

wherein each of the at least two bearings of the first transmission are configured as ball bearings;

wherein each of the at least two bearings of the second transmission are configured as roller bearings that are inclined to the input shaft; and

wherein the supporting structure of the first transmission and the supporting structure of the second transmission are of identical design; and

wherein the roller bearings of the first transmission are inclined with respect to the input shaft in an X-arrangement, and wherein the roller bearings of the second transmission are arranged in an O-arrangement.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2022
From: HETMANIOK, SIMON
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
Reel/Frame 060932/0707 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 204 202 · Mar 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230144383A1 · May 11, 2023
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