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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2004
Ratko Menjak, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Michael J. Augustine, Mayville, MI (US);
David E. King, Freeland, MI (US);
Neil T. Beyersdorf, Saginaw, MI (US);
Michael R. Pyrett, Davison, MI (US);
Thomas J. Bucholz, Sanford, MI (US);
Charles W. Calvin, Midland, MI (US);
James P. Kelly, Saginaw, MI (US);
George S. Frahm, Reese, MI (US);
Ratko Menjak, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Michael J. Augustine, Mayville, MI (US);
David E. King, Freeland, MI (US);
Neil T. Beyersdorf, Saginaw, MI (US);
Michael R. Pyrett, Davison, MI (US);
Thomas J. Bucholz, Sanford, MI (US);
Charles W. Calvin, Midland, MI (US);
James P. Kelly, Saginaw, MI (US);
George S. Frahm, Reese, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A gear arrangement includes a first section having a first plurality of teeth and at least a portion of the first section is made of a compliant material. There is also a second section having a second plurality of teeth. The second section is made of a stiff material. The first section is arranged axially adjacent to the second section and each of the first plurality of teeth has a tooth flank that changes axially across the tooth flank. A method for manufacturing a gear arrangement includes fabricating a first gear, which includes a first plurality of teeth, and a bearing from a compliant material. The method also includes mounting a second gear, which includes a second plurality of teeth, to the bearing, aligning the first plurality of teeth with the second plurality of teeth, and coupling the first gear with the second gear.