A power take off unit includes an input gear, an output gear, and an intermediary gear that cooperate to transfer power from a rotational power source to an operating target. The power take off unit has a control module that biases the intermediary gear relative to the input gear and the output gear to reduce gear rattle vibrations associated with intermeshed tooth looseness.

A power take off unit includes an input gear, an output gear, and an intermediary gear that cooperate to transfer power from a rotational power source to an operating target. The power take off unit has a control module that biases the intermediary gear relative to the input gear and the output gear to reduce gear rattle vibrations associated with intermeshed tooth looseness.

A gear unit for a motor vehicle including a rotatable worm gear shaft rotating about a rotation axis and cooperating with a worm gear wheel in an engagement region spaced from the rotation axis. A pivotable rotary bearing mounts the worm gear shaft on a housing on one side of the engagement region and a loose rotary bearing, pretensioned in the direction of the spacing axis, mounts the other side in the housing. A support device supports the pivotable rotary bearing on the housing in the direction of the rotation axis. To optimize engagement between a worm gear shaft and a worm gear wheel, the pivotable rotary bearing pivots relative to the housing about a pivot axis perpendicular to the rotation axis and to the spacing axis. A support point of the support device is offset relative to the rotation axis along the spacing axis towards the engagement region.

A worm gear drive mechanism (1) having a housing (8), a rotatably mounted worm gear (4) and a worm shaft (2) rotatably mounted at at least one bearing point (7), wherein the bearing point (7) has a displacement element (10) for displacing the axial spacing (17) between the gear axis of rotation (6) of the worm gear (4) and the shaft axis of rotation (5) of the worm shaft (2).

A worm gear drive mechanism (1) having a housing (8), a rotatably mounted worm gear (4) and a worm shaft (2) rotatably mounted at at least one bearing point (7), wherein the bearing point (7) has a displacement element (10) for displacing the axial spacing (17) between the gear axis of rotation (6) of the worm gear (4) and the shaft axis of rotation (5) of the worm shaft (2).

A drive (1) with a housing (2) and a toothed part (4) which is mounted rotatably relative thereto with a wire race bearing (15), wherein a threaded ring (23) is screwed onto the housing (2) or the toothed part (4), said threaded ring axially fixing the wire race bearing (15) and permitting an adjustment.

A drive (1) with a housing (2) and a toothed part (4) which is mounted rotatably relative thereto with a wire race bearing (15), wherein a threaded ring (23) is screwed onto the housing (2) or the toothed part (4), said threaded ring axially fixing the wire race bearing (15) and permitting an adjustment.

An adjustment drive for a motor-adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle includes a drive unit having a transmission in which there is mounted a drive wheel. The drive wheel can be driven to rotate about a drive axis and is in operative engagement with a transmission wheel which is mounted in the transmission so as to be rotatable about a transmission axis. The transmission has a drive module, which includes the drive wheel, and a transmission module, which includes the transmission wheel. The drive module and the transmission are connected to one another by a joining connection.

A gear backlash control mechanism includes a base, a worm gear pivoted to the base, a driving member, a biasing member, a driving worm set having a first shaft, a first worm and a first linkage structure jacketing the first shaft, and a driven worm set having a second shaft, a second worm axially slidable on the second shaft, and a second linkage structure fixed to the second shaft and linked to the first linkage structure. The driving member rotates the worm gear via the first shaft and the first worm and rotates the second worm via the first and second linkage structures and the second shaft. When the worm gear rotates, the first worm abuts against a first tooth surface of each tooth of the worm gear sequentially, and the biasing member pushes the second worm to abut against a second tooth surface of each tooth sequentially.

A gear backlash control mechanism includes a base, a worm gear pivoted to the base, a driving member, a biasing member, a driving worm set having a first shaft, a first worm and a first linkage structure jacketing the first shaft, and a driven worm set having a second shaft, a second worm axially slidable on the second shaft, and a second linkage structure fixed to the second shaft and linked to the first linkage structure. The driving member rotates the worm gear via the first shaft and the first worm and rotates the second worm via the first and second linkage structures and the second shaft. When the worm gear rotates, the first worm abuts against a first tooth surface of each tooth of the worm gear sequentially, and the biasing member pushes the second worm to abut against a second tooth surface of each tooth sequentially.