F16H15/44

Axially compact pressurized seal
10677082 · 2020-06-09 · ·

A seal assembly for a turbine engine having a shaft with a rotary axis and a housing surrounding the shaft; the seal assembly being disposed between the shaft and the housing, the seal assembly comprising: an outer labyrinth seal having multiple outer fins in opposing sealing engagement with a concentric outer seal runner, one of: the outer labyrinth seal fins; and the outer seal runner, engaging the housing, and the shaft engaging an opposing one of: the outer seal runner; and the outer labyrinth seal fins; an inner labyrinth seal, disposed radially inwardly concentric to and axially overlapping the outer labyrinth seal and the outer seal runner, the inner labyrinth seal having multiple inner fins in opposing sealing engagement with a concentric inner seal runner, one of: the inner labyrinth seal fins; and the inner seal runner, engaging the housing, and the shaft engaging an opposing one of: the inner seal runner; and the inner labyrinth seal fins; and an intermediate plenum, defined between the outer fins, the inner fins, the housing and the shaft, the intermediate plenum in communication with a source of compressed gas having a supply pressure greater than an ambient pressure external to the housing and greater than an internal pressure within the housing.

Mechanically operational structure for continuously variable transmission
09909655 · 2018-03-06 ·

Disclosed is a mechanically operational arrangement for continuously variable transmission, comprising a central shaft (1), wherein a toothed groove section (8) is circumferentially arranged in a middle portion of an external surface of the central shaft (1); wherein a shaft sleeve (9) is fitted over the external surface of the central shaft (1); wherein a plurality of axial limiting grooves (10) are provided on an external surface of the shaft sleeve (9); wherein inserted into each axial limiting groove (10) is a connecting plate (6); wherein an arc-shaped toothed wheel section (7) is arranged on an inner end face of each connecting plate (6); wherein each of the arc-shaped toothed wheel sections (7) is meshed with the toothed groove section (8); wherein a pivot (11) is mounted in a side face of each connecting plate (6); and wherein each connecting plate (6) is respectively hinged to a groove wall of one axial limiting groove (10) via the respective pivot (11). The mechanically operational arrangement for continuously variable transmission solves the problems existing in the prior art of continuously variable transmission arrangement that has an easily damaged steel belt with structural complexity and inconvenient maintenance.

Mechanically operational structure for continuously variable transmission
09909655 · 2018-03-06 ·

Disclosed is a mechanically operational arrangement for continuously variable transmission, comprising a central shaft (1), wherein a toothed groove section (8) is circumferentially arranged in a middle portion of an external surface of the central shaft (1); wherein a shaft sleeve (9) is fitted over the external surface of the central shaft (1); wherein a plurality of axial limiting grooves (10) are provided on an external surface of the shaft sleeve (9); wherein inserted into each axial limiting groove (10) is a connecting plate (6); wherein an arc-shaped toothed wheel section (7) is arranged on an inner end face of each connecting plate (6); wherein each of the arc-shaped toothed wheel sections (7) is meshed with the toothed groove section (8); wherein a pivot (11) is mounted in a side face of each connecting plate (6); and wherein each connecting plate (6) is respectively hinged to a groove wall of one axial limiting groove (10) via the respective pivot (11). The mechanically operational arrangement for continuously variable transmission solves the problems existing in the prior art of continuously variable transmission arrangement that has an easily damaged steel belt with structural complexity and inconvenient maintenance.