Gear unit having a first and a second housing part

Abstract

A gear unit is described as having a first and a second housing part, an intermediate shaft of the gear unit being mounted via two bearings in a bushing accommodating the bearings, the bushing centering the first housing part against the second housing part.

Claims

1. A gear unit, comprising: a first housing part; a second housing part; and an intermediate shaft mounted via two bearings in a bushing accommodating the bearings, the bushing centering the first housing part against the second housing part, the bushing being interference-fit to the first housing part, the bushing projecting at least partially from the first housing part, a portion of the bushing that projects from the first housing part being slip-fit to the second housing part.

2. The gear unit as recited in claim 1, wherein the first and second housing parts are screw-connected to each other, the screw connection being located outside of the bushing.

3. The gear unit as recited in claim 1, wherein the bushing has an outer sleeve section that abuts against accommodation areas of the first and second housing parts.

4. The gear unit as recited in claim 3, wherein the outer sleeve section has a first axial part that is implemented as an insertion-fit area, and has a second axial part that is implemented as an interference-fit area, an axial direction corresponding to an axis of the intermediate shaft.

5. The gear unit as recited in claim 1, wherein the bushing has an inner sleeve section which accommodates a first bearing of the intermediate shaft in a first axial part, and a second bearing of the intermediate shaft in a second axial part, wherein a crosspiece segment is disposed axially between the first and second axial parts whose smallest radial distance is less than a smallest radial distance of the first axial part or the second axial part.

6. The gear unit as recited in claim 5, wherein the inner sleeve section and the outer sleeve section are joined via support ribs, the support ribs being set apart from each other.

7. The gear unit as recited in claim 6, wherein the support ribs are evenly spaced from each other in a circumferential direction.

8. The gear unit as recited in claim 1, wherein the bearings are tapered roller bearings in one of an O-configuration, an X-configuration, and a tandem configuration.

9. The gear unit as recited in claim 1, wherein: the intermediate shaft is joined in rotatably fixed manner to a first toothing part or has a corresponding toothing section, so that a first axial bearing is bounded axially by the toothing part or the toothing section, on the axial side of the bushing opposite from this, a further toothing part is joined in a rotatably fixed manner to the intermediate shaft and bounds the other bearing axially.

10. The gear unit as recited in claim 9, wherein the further toothing part is bounded axially by a retaining ring.

11. The gear unit as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of: the intermediate shaft is one of provided with and joined in a rotatably fixed manner to a bevel-pinion toothing, and the intermediate shaft is one of provided with and joined to a helical cylindrical-gear toothing.

12. The gear unit as recited in claim 11, wherein the bevel-pinion toothing is in mesh with a bevel-gear wheel mounted in the second housing part via bearings accommodated there.

13. The gear unit as recited in claim 9, wherein: the first housing part is joined to a motor housing, and a rotor shaft is mounted via bearings accommodated in the motor housing, the rotor shaft being joined in rotatably fixed fashion to an input toothing part of the gear unit, the input toothing part being surrounded radially by the first housing part.

14. The gear unit as recited in claim 13, wherein the toothing part joined in rotatably fixed manner to the intermediate shaft engages with the input toothing part joined to the rotor shaft.

15. The gear unit as recited in claim 1, wherein the bushing is pressed into an accommodation area of the first housing part and into an accommodation area, situated coaxially relative to the accommodation area of the first part, of the second housing part.

16. The gear unit as recited in claim 1, wherein the first and second housing parts are imperviously joined.

17. The gear unit as recited in claim 1, wherein an annular spatial area for receiving adhesive is located between one of the housing parts and the bushing.

18. The gear unit as recited in claim 17, wherein the spatial area is delimited by a depression in the bushing and by an accommodation area of one of the first housing part and the second housing part for the bushing.

19. The gear unit according to claim 17, wherein an adhesive is provided in the annular spatial area and rotatably fixes the one of the housing parts and the bushing.

20. A gear unit, comprising: a first housing part; a second housing part; and an intermediate shaft mounted via two bearings in a bushing accommodating the bearings, the bushing centering the first housing part against the second housing part; wherein the intermediate shaft is joined in rotatably fixed manner to a first toothing part or has a corresponding toothing section, so that a first axial bearing is bounded axially by the toothing part or the toothing section; wherein on the axial side of the bushing opposite from this, a further toothing part is joined in a rotatably fixed manner to the intermediate shaft and bounds the other bearing axially; and wherein the further toothing part is bounded axially by a retaining ring.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows a sectional view through a gear unit according to the present invention having a bushing 11.

(2) FIG. 2 shows bushing 11 in an oblique view.

(3) FIG. 3 shows bushing 11 in plan view.

(4) FIG. 4 shows bushing 11 in sectional view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(5) The housing of the gear unit has at least two housing parts 12, 14, which are centered relative to each other by bushing 11.

(6) Bushing 11 accommodates two bearings 8, 10, via which an intermediate shaft 18 is mounted that, at its axial end area on the input side, is joined in rotatably fixed manner to a gear wheel 20, which is in mesh with an input gear wheel 16 that is joined in rotatably fixed manner to an input shaft 17, especially a rotor of a driving electric motor, not shown. Gear wheel 16, together with shaft 17, is supported in the housing of the driving device, especially electric motor. The housing of the driving device is joined to first housing part 12, a centering means, especially a centering collar, being formed here on first housing part 12.

(7) At its other axial end area, intermediate shaft 18 is joined in rotatably fixed manner to bevel pinion 9. Alternatively, intermediate shaft 18 is realized in one piece with bevel pinion 9, so that the gear teeth of the bevel pinion are Incorporated in a section of intermediate shaft 18.

(8) Bevel pinion 9 is in mesh with bevel-gear wheel 13, which is supported via bearings in second housing part 14 or in a housing part joined to second housing part 14.

(9) The inner ring of first bearing 10 of bushing 11 abuts against a shaft offset, especially against a collar, of intermediate shaft 18.

(10) The outer ring of first bearing 10 abuts against an inner step of the inner wall of bushing 11.

(11) The outer ring of second bearing 8 likewise abuts against an inner step of the inner wall of bushing 11. In this context, the two inner steps indicated are formed by a radially inwards extending, ring-shaped segment located on the inner wall of bushing 11, the segment being set apart radially from intermediate shaft 18.

(12) The inner ring of second bearing 8 abuts against gear wheel 20, which cooperates with a retaining ring 19 disposed on the side of gear wheel 20 facing away from bearing 8.

(13) Thus, by way of example, bearings 8, 10 may be implemented as tapered roller bearings and are retained so as to be bounded axially.

(14) In the case of a two-piece construction of bevel pinion 9 and intermediate shaft 18, an axial limiting means is disposed between bevel pinion 9 and intermediate shaft 18.

(15) Bushing 11 has a depression 7 on its outer side, and is accommodated in the cylindrical, preferably non-graduated accommodation areas of housing parts 12, 14. Preferably, the accommodation areas are produced as a bore hole.

(16) Consequently, depression 7, together with the wall of the accommodation area of first housing part 12, delimits an annular spatial area in which adhesive may be introduced. Thus, the adhesive then ensures a rotatably-fixed connection between first housing part 12 and bushing 11.

(17) In addition, bushing 11 has on its outer surface, thus, on the outer surface of outer sleeve section 22, a first axial part which is realized as insertion-fit area 1 and which facilitates the insertion of bushing 11 into the accommodation area, and an axial part adjacent to it which is effective as interference-fit area 2, so that a high static friction is obtained.

(18) Preferably, the accommodation area of housing part 12 is additionally shrunk thermally onto the bushing. To that end, a temperature difference is provided between the bushing and housing part 12 during the joining process.

(19) In the same way, the bushing also has an insertion-fit area and an interference-fit area which are effective upon joining with second housing part 14.

(20) Bushing 11 has an inner sleeve section 21 and an outer sleeve section 22, inner sleeve section 21 accommodating the respective outer rings of bearings 8, 10, and outer sleeve section 22 contacting the accommodation areas of housing parts 12, 14.

(21) In the radial clearance area between the two sleeve sections 21, 22, radially extending, spoke-like support ribs 4 are situated, so that an axial through-opening 3 is present between each two next-adjacent support ribs in the circumferential direction. In this way, oil is able to be passed through from the axially front to the axially rear side of bushing 11.

(22) Support ribs 4, outer sleeve section 22 and inner sleeve section 21 are preferably realized in one piece.

(23) Bushing 11 is preferably made of steel or a metal such as aluminum.

(24) In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, instead of tapered roller bearings 8, 10 shown, disposed in O-configuration or tandem configuration, other bearings such as ball roller bearings are used.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

(25) 1. Insertion-fit area 2. Interference-fit area 3. Opening, through-hole for oil exchange 4. Support rib 5. Line of symmetry 6. Bearing housing 7. Depression to form a spatial area for adhesive bonding as a safeguard against twisting 8. Bearing 9. Bevel pinion 10. Bearing 11. Bushing 12. First housing part 13. Bevel-gear wheel 14. Second housing part 16. Gear wheel 17. Shaft, particularly input shaft, especially rotor of an electric motor 18. Intermediate shaft 19 Retaining ring 20. Gear wheel 21. Inner sleeve section 22. Outer sleeve section