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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventor:
Benjamin S. Sheen, Schoolcraft, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/28 (2006.01); F16H 55/08 (2006.01); F16H 1/08 (2006.01); F16H 48/285 (2012.01); B23F 19/10 (2006.01); B23F 19/00 (2006.01); F16H 48/38 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 55/08 (2013.01); B23F 19/10 (2013.01); F16H 1/08 (2013.01); F16H 48/285 (2013.01); B23F 19/00 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F16H 48/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A parallel axis gear configuration constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure can include a first gear having a first gear tooth that includes a lead crowning across a face width thereof. The lead crowning can include (i) a first lead crown defined from a centerline to a transition point and (ii) a second lead crown defined from the transition point to a first end point. The lead crowning can include a drop-off magnitude that is greater at the second lead crown than the first lead crown.