The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Neumayer Tekfor Holding Gmbh, Hausach, DE;
Inventors:
Alexander Ebert, Oberkirch, DE;
Martin Lehmann, Hornberg, DE;
Tobias Roser, Friesenheim, DE;
Thomas Etzold, Offenburg, DE;
Tim Benz, Hausach, DE;
Assignee:
Neumayer Tekfor Holding GmbH, Hausach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/223 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An arrangement with a joint and a gearwheel body for a transmission is provided in which the joint is a constant velocity joint arranged at least partially in an interior space enclosed by the gearwheel body. The constant velocity joint has inner and outer hub tracks and a bearing cage arranged to maintain an essentially constant control angle between tangential ball contact points with the inner and outer tracks while the bearing cage holds the balls in a plane.