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Granted Patent B2
US 9,702,435 · App. 14/355,751 · Granted Jul 11, 2017

Planetary gear unit

Inventor: Gerhard Bauer (Witten, DE)
Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
F16H1/28F03D15/00F16H1/46F16H57/021F05B2260/40311F16H2057/02078Y02E10/722
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Patent No.
US 9,702,435
App. No.
14/355,751
Granted
Jul 11, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A planetary stage of a planetary gear unit with a gearbox housing includes a ring gear, at least one planet gear, and a sun gear, which are rotatably positioned. The ring gear is connected via a tappet to a sun gear shaft of an upstream planetary gear stage, and is rotatably mounted in the gearbox housing. The planetary gear unit exhibits increased robustness by connecting the ring gear on a side opposite the tappet to a ring gear support that is seated in the gearbox housing.

Claims (45)

1. A planetary stage of a planetary gear unit having a gear mechanism housing, comprising:

an internal gear;

at least one planetary gear; and

a sun gear;

wherein the internal gear, the at least one planetary gear, and the sun gear are rotatably positioned;

wherein the internal gear is:

connected via a driver to a sun gear shaft of a further planetary gear stage which is connected upstream; and

mounted rotatably in the gear mechanism housing;

wherein, on a side opposite to the driver, the internal gear is connected to an internal gear support that is mounted rotatably in the gear mechanism housing;

wherein the internal gear support is mounted in the gear mechanism housing via a support-side tapered roller bearing;

wherein the driver is mounted in the gear mechanism housing via a driver-side tapered roller bearing; and

wherein the driver-side tapered roller bearing and the support-side tapered roller bearing are positioned in a tandem-shaped manner with respect to each other.

2. The planetary stage as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driver is mounted in the gear mechanism housing via a driver-side tapered roller bearing.

3. The planetary stage as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a mounting of the internal gear is configured to be prestressed axially, and is further configured to be set with axial play.

4. The planetary stage as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a planet spider which receives the at least one planetary gear is mounted in the gear mechanism housing via a driver-side tapered roller bearing and a support-side tapered roller bearing.

5. The planetary stage as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the driver-side tapered roller bearing and the support-side tapered roller bearing are positioned in an x-shaped manner with respect to each other.

6. The planetary stage as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a mounting of the planet spider is configured to be prestressed axially, and is further configured to be set with axial play.

7. The planetary stage as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the planetary stage is a gear mechanism stage of a continuous-flow power plant gear mechanism that is an ocean current power plant gear mechanism or a wind power plant gear mechanism.

8. A wind power plant, comprising:

a wind power plant gear mechanism that includes a planetary stage having:

an internal gear;

at least one planetary gear; and

a sun gear;

wherein the internal gear, the at least one planetary gear, and the sun gear are rotatably positioned;

wherein the internal gear is:

connected via a driver to a sun gear shaft of a further planetary gear stage which is connected upstream; and

mounted rotatably in the gear mechanism housing;

wherein, on a side opposite to the driver, the internal gear is connected to an internal gear support that is mounted rotatably in a gear mechanism housing;

wherein the internal gear support is mounted in the gear mechanism housing via a support-side tapered roller bearing;

wherein the driver is mounted in the gear mechanism housing via a driver-side tapered roller bearing; and

wherein the driver-side tapered roller bearing and the support-side tapered roller bearing are positioned in a tandem-shaped manner with respect to each other.

9. A planetary stage of a planetary gear unit having a gear mechanism housing, comprising:

an internal gear;

at least one planetary gear; and

a sun gear;

wherein the internal gear, the at least one planetary gear, and the sun gear are rotatably positioned;

wherein the internal gear is:

connected via a driver to a sun gear shaft of a further planetary gear stage which is connected upstream; and

mounted rotatably in the gear mechanism housing;

wherein, on a side opposite to the driver, the internal gear is connected to an internal gear support that is mounted rotatably in the gear mechanism housing; and

wherein a mounting of the internal gear is configured to be prestressed axially, and is further configured to be set with axial play.

10. The planetary stage as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the driver is mounted in the gear mechanism housing via a driver-side tapered roller bearing.

11. The planetary stage as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a planet spider which receives the at least one planetary gear is mounted in the gear mechanism housing via a driver-side tapered roller bearing and a support-side tapered roller bearing.

12. The planetary stage as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the driver-side tapered roller bearing and the support-side tapered roller bearing are positioned in an x-shaped manner with respect to each other.

13. The planetary stage as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the planetary stage is a gear mechanism stage of a continuous-flow power plant gear mechanism that is an ocean current power plant gear mechanism or a wind power plant gear mechanism.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2016
From: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
Reel/Frame 037729/0297 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2014
From: BAUER, GERHARD
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 033665/0085 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2011 117 656 · Nov 4, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140256502A1 · Sep 11, 2014