BACKGROUND
This invention applies to multi ratio power transmissions. Current transmission are heavy and expensive to produce and maintain. In industrial situations where multiple power take-off are beneficial there is currently no solution that can provide multiple ratio options for each separate take-off.
This invention is intended to simplify design, production, and ease of maintenance of power transmissions and also to provide previously unavailable options to have multiple take power take-off each with independent gearing ratios. It is a meshing gear so it will be suitable for high torque as well as lower torque applications.
BRIEF SUMMARY
All non-Planetary multi ratio transmissions have 2 meshing gears for each desired ratio: one for the drive gear and one take off gear.
The invention will allow one set of those gears to be combined into a single gear.
This will simplify and lighten the overall transmission units. It will simplify and cheapen production and maintenance also.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
FIG. 1: Most simple form of the Meshing Plate Gear with 3 ratios.
FIG. 2: Simple spiral tooth pattern with constant engagement and 4 ratios.
FIG. 3: Tiered Plate with spiral tooth pattern and constant engagement (increased ratio differential without increasing plate diameter).
FIG. 4: Tiered Plate with spiral tooth pattern and constant engagement. Multiple power take-off configuration.
FIG. 5: Simple 2 ratio constant engagement with rudimentary Beveled (angled) teeth.
FIG. 6: Simple 3 ratio intermittent engagement configuration where the plate is an intermediary between the drive and take-off gear.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The invention is a gear in which the teeth of the gear are situated on the face of a flat plate. The teeth protrude perpendicular to the surface of the plate resulting in a perpendicular relationship between the drive and take-off gears (FIG. 1). The different gearing ratios are achieved by configuring the teeth in concentric circles or rows of teeth (FIG. 1). It can be configured for constant meshing transmissions like those found in automobiles (FIG. 2). The difference in gears ratios can be further increased by creating tiers of the rows by elevating the teeth vertically from the face (FIG. 3). Each row can be individually customized. This will improve power transmissions in several ways. It will reduce the number of over all parts by replacing one set of gears with one plate gear. It can be either the drive or the take-off gear. When it is used as the drive gear it can be configured to have multiple take off gears by adding gear sets radially about the plate (FIG. 4). Each one of the take-off shafts will have independent ratio capabilities. It can also be used as an intermediate gear between separate drive and take-off shafts (FIG. 6). By combining several gears into one will reduce the overall weight of the transmission unit. Fewer moving parts reduces complexity allowing for more simple and compacted designs resulting in reduced manufacture and maintenance costs. It can be configured using any current tooth configuration (FIG. 5) shows angled or beveled teeth.
Patent Application
20220196120
