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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Scott R. Moll, Waterloo, NY (US);
Assignee:
New Venture Gear, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/702 ;
Abstract
An endplay adjustment mechanism for a co-linear shaft assembly. More specifically, the co-linear shaft assembly includes an input shaft and a mainshaft aligned along a common longitudinal axis. A threaded adjuster plug and a thrust bearing are interdisposed between the input shaft and the mainshaft to permit relative longitudinal positioning therebetween. Accordingly, after the shaft assembly has been assembled into a power transmission device, the threaded adjuster plug is tightened to effectively increase the length of the co-linear shaft assembly, thereby eliminating any excess endplay of the shafts relative to the housing of the power transmission apparatus.