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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Detmar Zimmer, Lemgo, DE;
Assignee:
Lenze GmbH & Co KG, Aerzen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/702 ; F16H 1/14 ; F16H 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/702 ; F16H 1/14 ; F16H 1/16 ;
Abstract
A modular gear system includes a plurality of gear modules and drive modules. The gear modules and drive modules each have a cylindrical output pinion which facilitates connecting the various modules to provide a desired transmission ratio. At least one of the gear modules is an angular gear module which incorporates a contrate gear which can mesh with an output pinion of a drive module or the output pinion of another gear module.