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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Daniel Jason Erno, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Fulton Jose Lopez, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Jason Erno, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Fulton Jose Lopez, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A planet pin, a planetary gear system, and a method for balancing a load on a planetary gear system between respective planet gears. The planet pin includes a planet pin body having a flexure portion between a pair of ends. The flexure portion may be a planet pin body having grooves on opposing sides. The flexure portion may be a pair of pin bodies interference fit into annuluses of a centrally located barrel. The flexure portion may be a pair of pin arms extending from a centrally located ball joint.