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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Alfred Montestruc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Alfred Montestruc, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Friede & Goldman, Ltd., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An epicyclic gear assembly has a plurality of planetary gear sets secured in a carrier. Each planetary gear set has a planet gear supported by a planet shaft, the planet shaft having its opposite ends supported within the carrier, the planet shaft being capable of defecting along at least a part of its length when the gear assembly is subject to torsional and rotational loads.