Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and tool for checking alignment between gears
- Patent Title (中): 用于检查齿轮之间对准的方法和工具
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Application No.: US14608235Application Date: 2015-01-29
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Publication No.: US09459178B2Publication Date: 2016-10-04
- Inventor: Bharatkumar Meduru , Curtis J. Graham , Gunasekar Thangarasu , Ramshankar Muthukumar
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Main IPC: G01M13/02
- IPC: G01M13/02

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method of checking an alignment between a first gear and a second gear using a tool is provided. The tool includes a base portion defining a longitudinal axis and an elongate portion extending from the base portion along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Further, the second gear is received in an inner bore of the first gear. The method includes inserting at least partially the base portion of the tool within an inner bore of the second gear. The method also includes inserting a first pin extending from the elongate portion within a space between adjacent teeth of the first gear. The method further includes determining that the first gear is aligned with the second gear if a second pin extending from the elongate portion is received within a space between adjacent teeth of the second gear.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150143890A1 METHOD AND TOOL FOR CHECKING ALIGNMENT BETWEEN GEARS Public/Granted day:2015-05-28
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