US4763031A
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Electric motor and gearbox unit and component parts thereof
Assignee: Johnson Electric SA
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Filing: 1986-07-30
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Granted: 1988-08-09
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Expires: 2006-07-30
Abstract
Abstract An electric motor and gearbox unit, wherein the gearbox comprises a casing having an integral bearing support for the motor shaft and an epicyclic gear train within the casing, the output shaft of the gearbox being precisely aligned with the motor shaft. The gearbox can be symmetrically designed with respect to the motor axis so that a fan mounted on the motor shaft can create a symmetrical flow of cooling air over the gearbox casing and into the motor. Preferably, the epicyclic gear train comprises a sun gear on the motor shaft, a ring gear integral with the gearbox casing, and a plurality of planet gears that mesh with the sun gear and the ring gear and which are each mounted for rotation with respect to a planet carrier connected to the output shaft of the gearbox. The planet carrier has to be provided with a number of holes, one being a central hole for receiving the output shaft of the gearbox and the others being for receiving stub axles for mounting the planet gears. One or more components of the gearbox, e.g. the sun gear and/or planet carrier, are formed from two or more stamped laminations which are secured together by being progressively stacked and part sheared.
Inventors
- 👤 Patrick S. Wang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:03
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H1/00; F16H1/28; H; H02; H02K; H02K7/00; H02K7/10; H02K7/116; H02K2205/00; H02K2205/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
196 words
A motor/gearbox unit comprising: an electric motor having an elongated drive shaft, a laminated stator, a laminated rotor on the drive shaft, and two frame parts, each frame part including two pillars secured to the stator, one of the frame parts defining bearing support for the motor, the other of the frame parts being formed integrally with a housing for the gearbox and a second bearing support for the motor; the housing having a cylindrically shaped interior side wall concentric about a housing axis; a ring gear disposed about said interior side wall; a sun gear positioned within said housing to rotate about said housing axis, said sun gear having a bore for receiving the drive shaft of said motor; a plurality of planetary gears operatively intermeshed between said ring gear and said sun gear; gear carrier means having a central bore, said gear carrier means rotatably carrying said planetary gears; and an output shaft having one end fixedly positioned within said carrier means, said output shaft having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the surface of said carrier means, wherein the output shaft of said gearbox is coaxially aligned with the drive shaft of said motor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
196 words
A motor/gearbox unit comprising: an electric motor having an elongated drive shaft, a laminated stator, a laminated rotor on the drive shaft, and two frame parts, each frame part including two pillars secured to the stator, one of the frame parts defining bearing support for the motor, the other of the frame parts being formed integrally with a housing for the gearbox and a second bearing support for the motor; the housing having a cylindrically shaped interior side wall concentric about a housing axis; a ring gear disposed about said interior side wall; a sun gear positioned within said housing to rotate about said housing axis, said sun gear having a bore for receiving the drive shaft of said motor; a plurality of planetary gears operatively intermeshed between said ring gear and said sun gear; gear carrier means having a central bore, said gear carrier means rotatably carrying said planetary gears; and an output shaft having one end fixedly positioned within said carrier means, said output shaft having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the surface of said carrier means, wherein the output shaft of said gearbox is coaxially aligned with the drive shaft of said motor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The motor/gearbox of claim 1, wherein said sun gear comprises a plurality of planar gear layers and securing means for joining adjacent layers together.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The motor/gearbox of claim 2, wherein said securing means comprises a plurality of half-sheared indentations disposed about the surfaces of said gear layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
The motor/gearbox of claim 1, wherein said gear carrier means comprises: a planar disk with a periphery of predetermined configurations; said central bore and a plurality of peripheral bores disposed about said central bore being defined on said disk; and a plurality of axes, each of said axes being fixedly mounted in one of said peripheral bores, rotatably carrying one of said planetary gears.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The motor/gearbox of claim 4, wherein said periphery is triangular shaped and said peripheral bores are positioned near the corners of each triangle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The motor/gearbox of claim 1, wherein said gear carrier means includes a planar disk with a periphery of predetermined configuration, said disk comprising a plurality of planar gear layers and securing means for joining adjacent layers together.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The motor/gearbox of claim 1, further comprising a fan blade mounted on said drive shaft between said housing and said motor for drawing air over said housing and into said motor.
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