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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1998
David P Genter, Kenilworth, GB;
Eudell L Kelly, Columbus, IN (US);
Mark A Voils, Columbus, IN (US);
Thomas R Stover, Columbus, IN (US);
Robert W Kolhouse, Columbus, IN (US);
Cummins Engine Company, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for adjusting a gear in a gear train assembly. A first gear with a first rotational center and a second gear with a second rotational center are coupled to an engine. A third gear with a third rotational center is provided to form a first mesh with the first gear. The first mesh has a predetermined minimum backlash. The third gear also forms a second mesh with the second gear. The third gear includes an adjustable positioning mechanism which allows the rotational center of the third gear to be adjusted along a predetermined adjustment path that is substantially tangent to the first mesh. The adjustment mechanism of the third gear allows the minimum backlash of the first mesh to be maintained while the second mesh is adjusted to likewise achieve a generally minimized backlash.