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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
May. 02, 2003
Lawrence D. Brill, Westerville, OH (US);
Brian D. Hayes, Newark, OH (US);
Tomaz Dopico Varela, Gahanna, OH (US);
Lawrence D. Brill, Westerville, OH (US);
Brian D. Hayes, Newark, OH (US);
Tomaz Dopico Varela, Gahanna, OH (US);
ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A compound gear assembly includes two gears, each gear respectively including interlocking features, which may be complimentary arcuate sections, for transferring torque between the gears. A clearance between the respective arcuate sections permits the gears to move radially relative to one another, which ensures that the gears mesh in a desired manner with the gears to which they are coupled. A retainer is inserted into an annular groove located circumferentially about the respective arcuate sections, which secures one gear to another.