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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2001
Kazushi Yanagimoto, Shiga 525-0051, JP;
Takehiro Otsubo, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto 862-0950, JP;
Katsuyuki Nakayama, Shiga, JP;
Kazuaki Sakai, Shiga, JP;
Kazushi Yanagimoto, Shiga 525-0051, JP;
Takehiro Otsubo, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto 862-0950, JP;
Katsuyuki Nakayama, Shiga, JP;
Kazuaki Sakai, Shiga, JP;
Other;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a practical gear and gear train which can be used in an actual gear drive system. Another object of the present invention is to provide a non-circular and asymmetrical gear which is practically used in view of durability, a gear train using that gear, and a barrel finishing machine using that gear. Non-circular and asymmetrical gearhas a plurality of tooth profiles, each of which comprises a substantially semicircular top curve lineand a substantially semicircular bottom curved line. A center pointof the top curved lineis on a pitch line, and a center pointof the bottom curved linelies inside the pitch line