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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Man Truck & Bus Ag, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Jens Tuerk, Postbauer-Heng, DE;
Marcus Viet, Hünfeld-Sargenzell, DE;
Assignee:
MAN Truck & Bus AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 55/18 (2006.01); F16H 1/20 (2006.01); F16H 57/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 55/18 (2013.01); F16H 1/20 (2013.01); F16H 57/12 (2013.01); F16H 2055/185 (2013.01); F16H 2057/127 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gear wheel, in particular an idler gear, for reducing backlash in a gear train, includes a first wheel part and a second wheel part. The first wheel part has multiple teeth that are distributed over a periphery of the first wheel part. The first wheel part may rotate about a first axis (A). The second wheel part has multiple teeth that are distributed over a periphery of the second wheel part. The second wheel part may rotate about a second axis (B) that is arranged parallel to and offset with respect to the first axis.