Patent ID: 9279490
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of making a bevel gear system comprising: providing a pinion gear; providing a first set of side gears and a second set of side gears; determining a desired gear ratio of the bevel gear system; selecting a member of the first set of side gears and a member of the second set of side gears corresponding to the desired gear ratio, wherein a selected first side gear has a different number of teeth than a selected second side gear; and assembling the bevel gear system such that the selected first and second side gears rotatably engage the pinion gear, wherein the pinion gear is rotatably disposed on a corresponding pin on a spider and assembling the bevel gear system includes positioning the spider in a case that has a hole that receives the pin, wherein a configuration of the case remains constant regardless of the desired gear ratio and which members of the first and second sets of side gears are selected.