A laminated sprocket assembly is provided formed of a plurality of layers that are connected together. Each of the layers is a stamped sheet metal layer having a plurality of spaced apart teeth located around a periphery thereof. The teeth in the plurality of connected layers are aligned. At least one of voids, channels, openings, or recesses are located in or between at least some of the layers for receiving and holding lubricating oil. This reduces noise and wear.

A laminated sprocket assembly is provided formed of a plurality of layers that are connected together. Each of the layers is a stamped sheet metal layer having a plurality of spaced apart teeth located around a periphery thereof. The teeth in the plurality of connected layers are aligned. At least one of voids, channels, openings, or recesses are located in or between at least some of the layers for receiving and holding lubricating oil. This reduces noise and wear.

A method to form a gear for motor vehicles includes one or more of the following: placing a blank between a first tool member and a second tool member, each of the first tool member and the second tool member having a set of teeth; and moving the first tool member and the second tool member towards the blank while rotating the first tool member and the second tool member to form a gear with a set of teeth from the blank. Each tooth of the set of teeth has a topography that varies tooth-to-tooth.

A method to form a gear for motor vehicles includes one or more of the following: placing a blank between a first tool member and a second tool member, each of the first tool member and the second tool member having a set of teeth; and moving the first tool member and the second tool member towards the blank while rotating the first tool member and the second tool member to form a gear with a set of teeth from the blank. Each tooth of the set of teeth has a topography that varies tooth-to-tooth.

This application provides a gear shifting mechanism, a gearbox, and a powertrain. The gear shifting mechanism includes a gear, a gear hub, a one-way clutch, and a sliding apparatus. The gear has a first convex wall and a second convex wall that are disposed around a shaft hole. A first toothed structure is disposed at an end of the first convex wall, and a diameter of the second convex wall is less than that of the first convex wall. The gear hub is sleeved on the second convex wall. The one-way clutch is disposed between the gear hub and the second convex wall. The sliding apparatus is sleeved on the gear hub, and the sliding apparatus is capable of sliding in a direction toward or away from the gear. The gear shifting mechanism can improve stability for transmitting a gear shifting power, thereby improving driving performance of an electric vehicle.

This application provides a gear shifting mechanism, a gearbox, and a powertrain. The gear shifting mechanism includes a gear, a gear hub, a one-way clutch, and a sliding apparatus. The gear has a first convex wall and a second convex wall that are disposed around a shaft hole. A first toothed structure is disposed at an end of the first convex wall, and a diameter of the second convex wall is less than that of the first convex wall. The gear hub is sleeved on the second convex wall. The one-way clutch is disposed between the gear hub and the second convex wall. The sliding apparatus is sleeved on the gear hub, and the sliding apparatus is capable of sliding in a direction toward or away from the gear. The gear shifting mechanism can improve stability for transmitting a gear shifting power, thereby improving driving performance of an electric vehicle.

A drive device includes: a motor; and a power transmission device that transmits power of the motor to a wheel. Further, in the power transmission device has a meshing portion in which a meshing tooth that is formed on an input-side rotation member and a meshing tooth that is formed on an output-side rotation member mesh with each other on a power transmission path between the motor and the wheel, the meshing tooth has a driving-side teeth surface that makes contact for transmission of power from the motor to the wheel and a non-driving-side teeth surface that makes contact for transmission of power from the wheel to the motor, and in the meshing tooth, a tooth root of the driving-side teeth surface has a higher breaking strength than a tooth root of the non-driving-side teeth surface.

A drive device includes: a motor; and a power transmission device that transmits power of the motor to a wheel. Further, in the power transmission device has a meshing portion in which a meshing tooth that is formed on an input-side rotation member and a meshing tooth that is formed on an output-side rotation member mesh with each other on a power transmission path between the motor and the wheel, the meshing tooth has a driving-side teeth surface that makes contact for transmission of power from the motor to the wheel and a non-driving-side teeth surface that makes contact for transmission of power from the wheel to the motor, and in the meshing tooth, a tooth root of the driving-side teeth surface has a higher breaking strength than a tooth root of the non-driving-side teeth surface.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a unitary ring gear-flange body (URGFB). In an illustrative example, the flange body may be spin-formed and may, for example, include a riser body extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis and a flange extending substantially radially outward from the riser body. To the riser body may, for example, be welded a ring gear to form a unitary assembly, the ring gear having an axis of revolution aligned with the longitudinal axis. A continuous coating may, for example, be applied to at least a selected portion of a surface of the unitary assembly. Various embodiments may advantageously provide a cost-efficient, weight-efficient, and/or time-efficient unitary body which may, for example, be coupled to machinery to provide a shaftless torque-transmitter.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a unitary ring gear-flange body (URGFB). In an illustrative example, the flange body may be spin-formed and may, for example, include a riser body extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis and a flange extending substantially radially outward from the riser body. To the riser body may, for example, be welded a ring gear to form a unitary assembly, the ring gear having an axis of revolution aligned with the longitudinal axis. A continuous coating may, for example, be applied to at least a selected portion of a surface of the unitary assembly. Various embodiments may advantageously provide a cost-efficient, weight-efficient, and/or time-efficient unitary body which may, for example, be coupled to machinery to provide a shaftless torque-transmitter.