Gear device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11859650-B2
Application number	US-202217705435-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2022
Priority date	Mar 29, 2021
Publication date	Jan 2, 2024
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024

Abstract

A gear device includes: a housing cover having an annular shape and including a center opening configured to dispose a connection shaft for a gear, the housing cover being disposed at one end portion of a housing in an axis direction, the housing having a cylindrical shape and configured to house the gear. At an outer surface of the housing cover, an assembling mechanism configured to detachably assemble another housing cover is provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A gear device comprising:
a housing cover having an annular shape and including a center opening configured to dispose a connection shaft for a gear, the housing cover being disposed at one end portion of a housing in an axis direction, the housing cover covering a housing space for the gear from an axial end side, and the housing having a cylindrical shape and configured to house the gear,
wherein at an outer surface of the housing cover, an assembling mechanism configured to detachably assemble another housing cover for another gear device is provided; and
the assembly mechanism comprises: an engaging part that is provided radially inward with respect to an outer periphery of the housing and engages with an engagement part of the another housing cover in the axial direction; and an engagement part that is provided radially inward with respect to the outer periphery of the housing and engages with an engaging part of the another housing cover in the axial direction.

2. The gear device according to claim 1 , wherein the assembling mechanism is provided at a periphery of the center opening at the outer surface of the housing cover.

3. The gear device according to claim 2 , wherein the assembling mechanism includes an engaging part and an engagement part disposed at different positions at the periphery; and wherein the engaging part and the engagement part are disposed such that when the outer surface of the housing cover and the outer surface of the other housing cover face each other, the engaging part of the housing cover and the engagement part of the other housing cover face each other, and that the engagement part of the housing cover and the engaging part of the other housing cover face each other.

4. The gear device according to claim 3 , wherein the engaging part includes an axial direction protrusion protruding in the axial direction from a surface of the outer surface;
wherein the engagement part includes an axial direction recess depressed in the axial direction from the surface of the outer surface; and
wherein when the axial direction protrusion is fit with the axial direction recess of the other housing cover, the housing cover and the other housing cover are assembled.

5. The gear device according to claim 4 , wherein a plurality of axis direction recesses depressed in an axis direction of the axial direction protrusion is provided at an outer periphery of the axial direction protrusion;
wherein a plurality of axis direction protrusions protruding in an axis direction of the axial direction recess and configured to be placed in the axis direction recess of the other housing cover is provided at an inner periphery of the axial direction recess; and
wherein the housing cover and the other housing cover are assembled by pressing an apex of the axis direction protrusion into the axis direction recess of the other housing cover.

6. The gear device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing cover and the other housing cover have a same configuration.

7. An transportation assembly structure that assembles a first gear device and a second gear device during transportation, the assembly structure comprising:
the first gear device including: a cylindrical first housing that houses a first gear inside; and an annular first housing cover that is disposed at one end of the first housing in an axial direction, and has a central opening configured for a connection shaft for connecting a drive source and the first gear, and
the second gear device including: a cylindrical second housing that houses a second gear inside; and an annular second housing cover that is disposed at one end of the second housing in the axial direction, and has a central opening configured for another connecting shaft for connecting another drive source and the second gear, wherein
the first housing cover and the second housing covers are each provided with a assembly mechanism on an outer surface of one end side of each of the first and second housing covers, wherein
the assembly mechanism is configured to close central openings of the first housing cover and the second housing cover by detachably engaging the first housing cover and the second housing cover with outer circumferences thereof offset by a predetermined angle with respect to an axis center and fitted together.

Assignees

• Enplas Corp

Inventors

• Hisai Koki

Classifications

• F16B21/18 Primary

  with circlips or like resilient retaining devices, {i.e. resilient in the plane of the ring or the like}; Details (spring-washers for locking nuts F16B39/24; adjusting rings F16B43/00) · CPC title

• F16H57/025 Primary

  Support of gearboxes, e.g. torque arms, or attachment to other devices · CPC title

• F16H57/08

  of gearings with members having orbital motion · CPC title

• F16H2057/02034

  Gearboxes combined or connected with electric machines · CPC title

• F16H57/031 Primary

  characterised by covers or lids for gearboxes · CPC title