The articulated shaft structure includes: a first joint member; a second joint member supported rotatable about a first axis; a ring-like output hypoid gear fixed to the second joint member coaxially with the first axis; a gear assembly attached to the first joint member; and a motor, wherein the gear assembly includes a housing member, an input hypoid gear, and gears, the housing member including a second joining surface fixed to a first joining surface, the input hypoid gear being supported by the housing member rotatable about a second axis, the gears decelerating rotation of the motor and transmitting the rotation to the input hypoid gear, the first joining surface is parallel to the first axis, the second joining surface is perpendicular to the second axis, and the bolt is fastened radially outside of the gears of all kinds assumed to be used, the kinds being defined by reduction ratios.

A first gear pair includes a first pinion on an input shaft and a first ring gear on an intermediate shaft. A second gear pair includes a second pinion on the intermediate shaft and a second ring gear on an output shaft. A first case that stores the first gear pair is coupled to a base member in a rotatable manner around an input shaft rotational axis. A second case is coupled to the first case in a rotatable manner around an intermediate shaft rotational axis.

An integrated pinion, bearing and coupling (PBC) assembly for use with a hypoid gearset in power transfer assemblies of motor vehicles. The PBC assembly includes a pinion unit having a pinion gear segment and a pinion stub shaft segment, and a coupler unit having a coupling flange segment and a coupler shaft segment. The pinion stub shaft segment surrounds and is in press fit engagement with the coupler shaft segment. A portion of the coupler shaft segment is deformed to be retained within one of a receiver groove and raised projections formed in the pinion stub shaft segment so as to fixedly secure the coupler unit to the pinion unit.

The present subject matter relates to a geared instrument. The geared instrument is configured to translate rotation about a first axis to rotation about a second axis. The geared instrument comprises a handle configured to rotate about the first axis. A translation gear is configured to couple to the handle. A stem is coupled to the translation gear and rotates in unison with the translation gear. The translation gear is configured to translate the rotation of the handle about the first axis to rotation of the stem about the second axis. The stem is configured to couple to a modular head.

A type series of gear-side motor end shields for an angle geared motor is disclosed, with the angle geared motor including a gear housing of an angle gear, in which a toothed wheel is mounted to rotate about a gear shaft axle, and a stator housing of an electric motor, in which stator housing a motor shaft is rotatably mounted. Each of the gear-side motor end shields includes a gear-side section for securement of the gear housing, and a motor-side section which is permanently connected to the gear-side section for securement of the stator housing. The gear-side motor end shields are configured such that each of the gear-side motor end shields produces a different axial offset between the gear shaft axle and an axle of the motor shaft.

An actuator includes a motor having a rotation shaft, and an output shaft disposed coaxially to the rotation shaft. A rotation shaft side gear is provided so as to be rotatable as a unit with the rotation shaft, and an output shaft side gear is provided so as to be rotatable as a unit with the output shaft. An intermediate gear configuration body is provided between the rotation shaft side gear and the output shaft side gear. The intermediate gear configuration body includes a first intermediate gear that meshes with the rotation shaft side gear, and a second intermediate gear that is provided so as to be rotatable as a unit with the first intermediate gear and that meshes with the rotation shaft side gear. A detected portion is provided at an end portion of the intermediate gear configuration body and detects a rotation speed of the intermediate gear configuration body. A detecting portion detects the detected portion. The rotation shaft side gear, the first intermediate gear, the second intermediate gear, and the output shaft side gear are housed inside a gear housing that is disposed at one side in an axial direction of the motor, and the detecting portion is disposed outside of the gear housing.

A drive assembly mounted on a pivot arm for a cover system having a cover supported on an axle for the cover to be wound and unwound, the drive assembly including a housing, a drive motor including a hypoid pinion gear in meshed engagement with a hypoid ring gear, a transfer gear engaged to the hypoid ring gear for rotation therewith, an output gear in meshed engagement with the transfer gear, and an output shaft engaged to the output gear for rotation therewith, the output shaft engaged to the axle to transmit rotation from the drive assembly to the axle. The hypoid ring gear, the transfer gear and the output gear are sized and arranged so that the output gear overlaps the hypoid ring gear, and so that the hypoid pinion gear and the output gear are on the same side of the hypoid ring gear and laterally overlap each other. The hypoid ring gear, the transfer gear and the output gear rotate about mutually parallel axes, and the housing has a height in a direction parallel to the parallel axes of three inches or less.

A first gear pair includes a first pinion on an input shaft and a first ring gear on an intermediate shaft. A second gear pair includes a second pinion on the intermediate shaft and a second ring gear on an output shaft. A first case that stores the first gear pair is coupled to a base member in a rotatable manner around an input shaft rotational axis. A second case is coupled to the first case in a rotatable manner around an intermediate shaft rotational axis.

The articulated shaft structure includes: a first joint member; a second joint member supported rotatable about a first axis; a ring-like output hypoid gear fixed to the second joint member coaxially with the first axis; a gear assembly attached to the first joint member; and a motor, wherein the gear assembly includes a housing member, an input hypoid gear, and gears, the housing member including a second joining surface fixed to a first joining surface, the input hypoid gear being supported by the housing member rotatable about a second axis, the gears decelerating rotation of the motor and transmitting the rotation to the input hypoid gear, the first joining surface is parallel to the first axis, the second joining surface is perpendicular to the second axis, and the bolt is fastened radially outside of the gears of all kinds assumed to be used, the kinds being defined by reduction ratios.

A gear pair including at least one first gear with a microstructure and at least one additional gear is provided. The first gear has first teeth with first tooth flanks and the additional gear has additional teeth with additional tooth flanks. In order to transfer power from the first gear to the additional gear, a first tooth flank contacts an additional tooth flank on an imaginary tangential plane which touches both tooth flanks in a contact point. The addition of the speeds of the two tooth flanks in the contact point on the tangential plane produces a sum speed. The microstructure is designed as a depression on the first tooth flank and runs at least partly along a structure line on the first tooth flank, and the structure line is touched by a structure tangent in the contact point. The structure tangent lies on the tangential plane.