Rotation/translation converter gear unit

US10378623B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10378623-B2
Application numberUS-201615224145-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 29, 2016
Priority dateJul 31, 2015
Publication dateAug 13, 2019
Grant dateAug 13, 2019

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A rotation/translation converter gear unit having a helical gear and a planetary gear for driving the helical gear. A spindle nut of the helical gear forms a planet carrier for planet wheels of the planetary gear. Situated between the planetary gear and the helical gear is an axial friction bearing, that at the same time forms a centering element which centers a sun wheel of the planetary gear between the planet wheels. In particular, the rotation/translation converter gear unit is used to drive a piston of a pressure generator for a brake control of a hydraulic vehicle brake system.

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What is claimed is: 1. A rotation/translation converter gear unit, comprising: a planetary gear; a helical gear having a rotatable, axially fixed member having a thread, the rotatable member having a planet carrier having planet wheels of the planetary gear; an axially displaceable, rotatably fixed member having a mating thread, the mating thread configured to mesh with the thread of the rotatable member so that a rotational driving of the rotatable member axially displaces the axially displaceable member; and a centering device that centers a sun wheel of the planetary gear between the planet wheels, wherein the centering device has holes for shafts of the planet wheels and of the sun wheel, with whose aid the centering device centers the sun wheel between the planet wheels, and wherein the centering device is disposed between the helical gear and the planetary gear. 2. The rotation/translation converter gear unit as recited in claim 1 , wherein the centering device has a locating hole for a shaft of one planet wheel that aligns the centering device on this shaft, and an elongated hole for a shaft of another planet wheel, whose longitudinal centerline, extended beyond the elongated hole, intersects an axis of the locating hole, and which, together with the locating hole, aligns the centering element at an angular position. 3. The rotation/translation converter gear unit as recited in claim 1 , wherein the centering device has a pivot bearing for the sun wheel. 4. The rotation/translation converter gear unit as recited in claim 1 , wherein the rotation/translation converter gear unit has an axial friction bearing for the planet wheels of the planetary gear, which is disposed between the planet wheels and the rotatable member of the helical gear. 5. The rotation/translation converter gear unit as recited in claim 4 , wherein the planet wheels have helical gear teeth which, in response to a working stroke of the axially displaceable member of the helical gear, act upon the planet wheels in the direction of the axial friction bearing. 6. The rotation/translation converter gear unit as recited in claim 4 , wherein the centering device has the axial friction bearing. 7. The rotation/translation converter gear unit as recited in claim 1 , wherein the rotation/translation converter gear unit has an electric motor whose motor shaft is in alignment with the planetary gear and the helical gear, and with whose motor shaft, the sun wheel of the planetary gear is coaxial and rotatably fixed. 8. The rotation/translation converter gear unit as recited in claim 1 , wherein the rotation/translation converter gear unit has a piston-cylinder unit, and the axially displaceable member of the helical gear axially displaces a piston of the piston-cylinder unit in relation to a cylinder of the piston-cylinder unit. 9. The rotation/translation converter gear unit as recited in claim 8 , wherein the rotation/translation converter gear unit forms a pressure generator for a brake control of a hydraulic vehicle brake system. 10. The rotation/translation converter gear unit as recited in claim 1 , wherein the centering device has a circular-disk-shaped body.

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  • of the straight-cylinder type · CPC title

  • the means being mechanical · CPC title

  • acting on a hydraulic system, e.g. a master cylinder · CPC title

  • using planetary gears · CPC title

  • with balls · CPC title

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What does patent US10378623B2 cover?
A rotation/translation converter gear unit having a helical gear and a planetary gear for driving the helical gear. A spindle nut of the helical gear forms a planet carrier for planet wheels of the planetary gear. Situated between the planetary gear and the helical gear is an axial friction bearing, that at the same time forms a centering element which centers a sun wheel of the planetary gear …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bosch Gmbh Robert
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16H25/2204. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 13 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 6 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).