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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Darren Lee Hallman, Scotia, NY (US);
Donald Albert Bradley, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Changjie Sun, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Bugra Han Ertas, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/28 (2006.01); F16H 57/08 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F16H 57/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/08 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/54 (2013.01); F05D 2260/40311 (2013.01); F16H 2057/0087 (2013.01); F16H 2057/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A planet gear includes a pin and an annular planet gear rim. The pin has a pin radius. The pin includes a pin outer surface. The annular planet gear rim has an inner radius and an outer radius. The annular planet gear rim includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface and the pin outer surface define a clearance therebetween. The clearance is greater than 0 when a radial force is applied to the planet gear.