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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company Llc, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Inventor:
Charles B. Lohr, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company LLC, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 15/52 (2006.01); F16H 37/02 (2006.01); F16H 37/08 (2006.01); F16H 15/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 15/52 (2013.01); F16H 37/022 (2013.01); F16H 37/086 (2013.01); F16H 15/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A balanced split sun assembly with an integrated differential mechanism allows power to be transferred from a sun assembly to a plurality of ball planets, or allows power to be transferred from a plurality of ball planets to a sun assembly, while minimizing sliding, spin, axial pull, or other unwanted effects on the sun assembly. A differential mechanism, including offset mechanisms, allows torque to be divided between multiple split sun rolling elements. Variations in design of a split sun assembly allow for ease of manufacture, ease of assembly, and ease of adjustment.