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Planetary gear reduction mechanism
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1995-09-20
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Granted: 1997-07-22
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Expires: 2015-09-20
Abstract
Abstract A planetary gear reduction mechanism permitting easy mounting of a plate that separates a gear reduction section from a motor section. A flange portion 20 that is integrally formed with an output shaft rotation axis 11 is provided on its rear side a ring of support pins 21 having an open-ended cylinder shape and circumferentially equally spaced in a circle. A plate 22 has on its front side of the flange portion 22a a ring of projections 22b circumferentially equally spaced, and the projections 22b are engaged with the support pins 21. With planetary gears 7 attached onto the support pins 21, the plate 22 is mounted by press-fit inserting the projections 22b into the openings of the support pins 21.
Inventors
- 👤 Keiichi Kusumoto
- 👤 Keiichi Konishi
- 👤 Shuzo Isozumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 06:22
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H1/00; F02; F02N; F02N15/00; F02N15/02; F02N15/04; F02N15/043; F02N15/046; F16H1/28; H; H02; H02K; H02K7/00; H02K7/10; H02K7/116; F16H57/00; F16H57/08; F16H57/082; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/13; Y10T74/131; Y10T74/137
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
A planetary gear reduction mechanism for a starter motor of an internal combustion engine, said mechanism comprising: an inner gear (4), an output shaft (11) which has an integrally formed flange portion (10;20) on a rear side thereof and which is supported by a bearing (12) attached to the inner circumference of a flange (4a) of said inner gear, a motor rotation shaft (2) supported by a bearing (13) attached in a socket portion of the output shaft on a rear side inner circumference thereof, a ring of a plurality of support pins (21;24;28) circumferentially spaced in a circle on the rear side of said flange portion, a plurality of planetary gears (7) rotatably supported about said plurality of support pins such that said plurality of planetary gears mesh with said inner gear and a sun gear (6) formed on a front end of said motor rotation shaft, and a substantially circular plate (22;23;25;26;27;29) which has on a front side thereof a ring of a plurality of mating portions circumferentially spaced in a circle, wherein said plurality of mating portions are engaged with said plurality of support pins such that said circular plate separates and isolates said planetary gear reduction mechanism from the starter motor to attendantly avoid damage to the meshed gears by motor generated dust particles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
218 words
A planetary gear reduction mechanism for a starter motor of an internal combustion engine, said mechanism comprising: an inner gear (4), an output shaft (11) which has an integrally formed flange portion (10;20) on a rear side thereof and which is supported by a bearing (12) attached to the inner circumference of a flange (4a) of said inner gear, a motor rotation shaft (2) supported by a bearing (13) attached in a socket portion of the output shaft on a rear side inner circumference thereof, a ring of a plurality of support pins (21;24;28) circumferentially spaced in a circle on the rear side of said flange portion, a plurality of planetary gears (7) rotatably supported about said plurality of support pins such that said plurality of planetary gears mesh with said inner gear and a sun gear (6) formed on a front end of said motor rotation shaft, and a substantially circular plate (22;23;25;26;27;29) which has on a front side thereof a ring of a plurality of mating portions circumferentially spaced in a circle, wherein said plurality of mating portions are engaged with said plurality of support pins such that said circular plate separates and isolates said planetary gear reduction mechanism from the starter motor to attendantly avoid damage to the meshed gears by motor generated dust particles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
The planetary gear reduction mechanism according to claim 1, wherein each of said support pins is of an open-ended cylindrical shape, and each of said mating portions of said plate is a projection having a diameter slightly greater than the inner diameter of said support pins, whereby said plate is mounted onto said support pins by press-fit inserting said projections into said support pins.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The planetary gear reduction mechanism according to claim 1, wherein each of said mating portions of said plate is a socket portion having an inner diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of said support pins, whereby said plate is mounted onto said support pins by press-fit inserting said support pins into said socket portions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The planetary gear reduction mechanism according to claim 3, wherein said socket portion is a through hole.
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