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Title: Differential gearing

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5339216

A differential for motor vehicles is described and the like comprising, an input drive shaft, a pair of coaxially spaced drive gears simultaneously driven by the input shaft in a same direction at a same speed of rotation about a common axis of rotation, a driven gear driven peripherally by the pair of drive gears for transmission of power from the input drive shaft, two coaxial opposed bevel sun gears having an axis of rotation concentric with an axis of rotation of the driven gear, two planetary gears disposed between the sun gears for differential driving thereof during turns of the vehicle to the right and to the left of each meshing with the sun gears for driving the suns gears. Each planetary gear has a separate axis of rotation carried by the driven gear disposed therein radially and symmetrically relative to the axis of rotation of the sun gears, and each sun gear having a respective power output shaft connected thereto for rotation therewith.

Assignee:
NOV; NOV-85-018966; EDB-86-158451
Patent Number(s):
US 4602527
OSTI ID:
5339216
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 20 Jun 1984
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English