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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Ratko Menjak, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Damir Menjak, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ratko Menjak, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Damir Menjak, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 55/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The gear mechanism for minimizing backlash may include a convoluted spring positioned between an external spline of a gear or shaft and an internal spline of a gear. The gear mechanism may include a cam and cam follower arrangement upon two adjacent gears positioned on the same shaft. Two stacked gears may include a U-shaped backlash eliminating element passing through both gears. The gear mechanism may include rollers which may be conically shaped.