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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2002
Masahiro Ohkubo, Soraku-gun, JP;
Koji Yoneyama, Osaka, JP;
Exedy Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A planet carrier mechanism for a planetary gearset is provided to resolve the problems caused by welding during the manufacture of planet carrier mechanisms. The planet carrier mechanism meshes with a sun gear and a ring gear in a planetary gearset and can also rotate about a axial center. It is equipped with a plurality of planet gears , a pair of carrier members , and a plurality of stud pins . The pair of carrier members are disposed on both sides of the planet gears in the axial direction and serve to support the planet gears such that the planet gears can rotate about an axis. The plurality of stud pins is disposed between the plurality of the planet gears with respect to the direction in which the planetary gearset rotates about its axis. Both ends of the stud pins are fixed by caulking to the pair of carrier members