Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of avoiding gear tooth interference in a planetary gear system
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Application No.: US15656420Application Date: 2017-07-21
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Publication No.: US10578208B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Ron Woods
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US RI Providence
- Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI Providence
- Agency: Lightfoot & Alford PLLC
- Main IPC: F16H55/08
- IPC: F16H55/08 ; F16H55/12 ; F16H57/08 ; F16H1/28 ; G01M13/021 ; F16H57/00
Abstract:
A method of avoiding gear tooth interference in a planetary gear system includes designing and building a planetary gear system having a selected base pitch and tooth length for planet gears, breaking a rim of one of the planet gears, and verifying whether tooth tip interference occurs during operation of the planetary gear system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190024779A1 Method of Avoiding Gear Tooth Interference in a Planetary Gear System Public/Granted day:2019-01-24
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