GEAR SYSTEM HAVING A HOUSING PART

Abstract

A gear system includes a housing part. The housing part has a cylindrical inner wall which radially surrounds the wheel, e.g., toothed part, such as a gear, connected to the output shaft of the gear system for conjoint rotation. On the cylindrical inner wall are formed projections, which are spaced from each other in the circumferential direction, e.g., are spaced from each other at regular intervals, and which project radially inwards and extend axially. For example, the projections are longer in the axial direction than in the circumferential direction and in the radial direction.

Claims

1-15. (canceled)

16. A gear system, comprising: a housing part including a cylindrical inner wall radially surrounding a wheel connected to an output shaft of the gear system for conjoint rotation, projections being arranged on the cylindrical inner wall, the projections being spaced from each other in a circumferential direction, projecting radially inwardly, and extending axially.

17. The gear system according to claim 16, wherein the wheel includes a toothed part and/or a gear.

18. The gear system according to claim 16, wherein the projections are spaced from each other at regular intervals.

19. The gear system according to claim 16, wherein the projections are longer in an axial direction than in the circumferential direction and in a radial direction.

20. The gear system according to claim 16, wherein a sealing surface adjoins the cylindrical inner wall and is arranged as a conical surface section.

21. The gear system according to claim 20, wherein an axis of rotational symmetry of the conical surface section is aligned coaxially to an axis of rotation of the output shaft.

22. The gear system according to claim 20, wherein a region covered by the projections in an axial direction adjoins or is spaced from a region covered by the sealing surface in the axial direction.

23. The gear system according to claim 22, wherein the region covered by the projections in the axial direction does not overlap with the region covered by the sealing surface in the axial direction.

24. The gear system according to claim 20, wherein a cover part of the gear system includes an annular protrusion, the cover part being connected to the housing part, the annular protrusion abutting the sealing surface.

25. The gear system according to claim 24, wherein the annular protrusion includes a conical surface region.

26. The gear system according to claim 25, wherein the annular protrusion has an outer conical surface region that abuts an inner conical sealing surface, an axis of rotational symmetry of the outer conical surface region being aligned coaxially to an axis of rotational symmetry of the inner conical sealing surface.

27. The gear system according to claim 16, wherein the cylindrical inner wall is radially surrounded by a cuboid outer wall of the housing part, wall portions being arranged between the cylindrical inner wall and the cuboid outer wall, the wall portions being connected to the cylindrical inner wall and being connected to the cuboid outer wall.

28. The gear system according to claim 27, wherein a radial distance between the cylindrical inner wall and the cuboid outer wall is variable and/or periodically variable in a circumferential direction between zero and a maximum value.

29. The gear system according to claim 27, wherein first wall areas include first dome areas, each dome area including an axially oriented hole passing through the housing part and/or an axially oriented threaded hole and/or blind hole.

30. The gear system according to claim 27, wherein an axial region covered by the cuboid outer wall includes an axial region covered by the cylindrical inner wall.

31. The gear system according to claim 16, wherein the housing part includes a flange region, an interior region surrounded by the flange region opens through a recess into an interior region surrounded by the cylindrical inner wall.

32. The gear system according to claim 31, wherein the flange region is connectable to a driving electric motor.

33. The gear system according to claim 16, wherein a driving shaft of the gear system, drivable by an electric motor, projects toward a driven wheel together with a toothed part and/or a pinion connected to the driving shaft for conjoint rotation.

34. The gear system according to claim 33, wherein a toothing of the toothed part and/or the pinion meshes with a toothing of the wheel.

35. The gear system according to claim 24, wherein a sealing ring arranged on the annular protrusion of the cover part and is axially limited by the projections and/or by an end face of the projections, the sealing ring, on a side axially facing away from the projections. is axially limited by the cover part.

36. The gear system according to claim 35, wherein the sealing ring is axially limited only at circumferential angular positions spaced from each other in a circumferential direction.

37. The gear system according to claim 16, wherein a maximum wall thickness of at least one of the projections measured in the circumferential direction has a local maximum as a function of an axial position and/or as a function of a distance to a sealing surface and/or to a sealing ring measured in an axial direction.

38. The gear system according to claim 37, wherein the axial position of the wall thickness maximum is located in an axial region covered by a toothed part and/or a pinion that is in engagement with the wheel and is connected to a driving shaft of the gear system for conjoint rotation.

39. The gear system according to claim 38, wherein an axis of rotation of the wheel is aligned perpendicular to and/or spaced from an axis of rotation of the toothed part and/or the pinion.

40. The gear system according to claim 16, wherein the gear system includes more than seven projections.

41. The gear system according to claim 16, wherein the housing part including the cylindrical inner wall, a cuboid outer wall region, dome regions, wall regions, and a flange region is arranged as one piece and/or one part.

42. The gear system according to claim 16, wherein a space region surrounded by the cylindrical inner wall is at least partially filled with oil, a space region between the cylindrical inner wall and a cuboid outer wall region sealing against the space region at least partially filled with oil and surrounded by the cylindrical inner wall.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the housing part 2 of a gear system.

[0027] FIG. 2 is a top view of the housing part 2.

[0028] FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the housing part 2, a housing of the gear system having a sealing ring 30 and a cover part 32.

[0029] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view through the housing, in which, in addition to the cross-section, the cut surface orientation is illustrated in a side view of the housing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] As illustrated in the Figures, the housing part 2 has a cuboid outer circumference and a cylindrical inner wall 7 which follows and surrounds the outer circumference of the driven gear.

[0031] Axially extending projections 1 are formed on this cylindrical inner wall 7, which project radially inward. These projections 1 are, for example, spaced from each other at regular intervals in the circumferential direction.

[0032] Thus, when the driven gear rotates, a swirling of the oil filled in the interior of the gear system and thus a reduced heat transfer resistance from the oil to the housing can be effected.

[0033] In addition, the cylindrical inner wall 7 can be arranged with a reduced wall thickness, since the projections 1 contribute to stiffening.

[0034] The cylindrical inner wall 7 is radially spaced from the cuboid outer circumference of the gear system, i.e., a cuboid outer wall region of the gear system.

[0035] For stable connection of the cylindrical inner wall 7 to the cuboid outer wall region, projection-shaped wall regions are formed which connect the cylindrical inner wall 7 to the cuboid outer wall region.

[0036] One of the wall regions 4 has a dome region 3, which is arranged as a thickening and in which an axially extending threaded hole is made.

[0037] A screw passing through a cover part 31 is screwed into this threaded hole, with the screw head of which the cover part 31 is pressed towards the housing part 2.

[0038] The dome region 3 is connected to both the cylindrical inner wall 7 and the cuboid outer wall region by wall regions 4.

[0039] For connecting a driving electric motor, the housing part 2 has a flange region 8 whose interior region surrounded by the flange region 8 opens through a recess 6 into the interior region surrounded by the cylindrical inner wall 7.

[0040] Thus, the driving shaft, which is driven by the electric motor, projects towards the driven wheel together with a toothed part which is connected to this shaft for conjoint rotation. The toothing of the toothed part is in mesh with the toothing of the wheel. The wheel is connected to the output shaft of the gear system for conjoint rotation.

[0041] The axial direction, circumferential direction, and radial distances always refer—unless explicitly described otherwise—to the axis of rotation of the driven shaft, which is aligned parallel and coaxial to the axis of symmetry of the cylindrical inner wall 7.

[0042] The projections 1 extend in the axial direction, so that their longest extension is in the axial direction.

[0043] The axis of rotation of the driving shaft is aligned perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the driven shaft and has a non-vanishing distance to the driven shaft.

[0044] A sealing surface 5, which is conical in shape, is also formed on the cylindrical inner wall 7. The axis of symmetry of the cone is oriented coaxially to the axis of rotation of the driven wheel.

[0045] An annular protrusion is formed on the cover part 31, which is also arranged in a conical shape and abuts the cone when the cover part 31 is placed on and connected to the housing part 2.

[0046] A sealing ring 30 is slid onto the annular protrusion 32 and abuts the sealing surface 5, e.g., the cylindrical inner wall 7, after the cover part 31 has been placed on and connected to the housing part 2, so that the sealing ring 30 is pressed onto the housing part 2 by the cover part 31.

[0047] The sealing ring 30 is axially limited by the radially inwardly projecting projections in the circumferential angular regions covered by the respective projections. It is thus prevented from penetrating further axially. However, in the circumferential angular region present in the circumferential direction between the projections, an insignificant sagging is effected in the axial direction. However, tightness is ensured because the sealing ring 30 is elastically deformed between the annular protrusion 32 and the sealing surface 5 and therefore fits tightly.

[0048] The cover part 31 is thus connected to the cylindrical inner wall 7 in an oil-tight manner. Therefore, the space region surrounded by the cylindrical inner wall 7 can be filled with oil. The space region present between the cylindrical inner wall 7 and the cuboid outer wall region is thus sealed against the oil-filled space region surrounded by the cylindrical inner wall 7.

[0049] The distance between the largest radial distance R of the wheel and the smallest clear radial distance of the projections 1 is, for example, less than 10% of the largest radial distance R of the wheel.

[0050] Some of the dome areas 9 are not provided with axially oriented threaded holes, but with axially through-going holes for the passage of tie rods, with which a flange cover arranged on the side of the housing part 2 facing away from the cover part 30 is connected to the housing part 2. Nuts are screwed axially onto the tie rods on both sides.

[0051] Radially outside the centering surface, a centering collar is formed on the housing part 2, which is brought into operative connection with a centering surface formed on the cover part, thus providing for the cover part to be centered towards the housing part 2.

[0052] In example embodiments, a different seal is used instead of the sealing ring 30.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0053] 1 Projection [0054] 2 Housing part [0055] 3 Dome region [0056] 4 Wall region [0057] 5 Sealing surface [0058] 6 Recess for driving shaft [0059] 7 Cylindrical inner wall [0060] 8 Flange region [0061] 9 Dome region [0062] 30 Sealing ring, e.g., O-ring [0063] 31 Cover part [0064] 32 Annular protrusion