Patent ID: 9551412
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: F16H

Claim:
1. A gearbox housing assembly comprising: a base plate; a metal inner gearbox housing coupled to the base plate, the metal inner gearbox having a plurality of bosses formed thereon; a polymer outer gearbox housing on the base plate and surrounding the inner housing, the polymer outer gearbox having a plurality of apertures formed thereon, the plurality of apertures alignable with the plurality of bosses for receipt of a plurality of fasteners in the aligned plurality of bosses and plurality of apertures such that the polymer outer gearbox is removable from the metal inner gear box; the inner housing comprising a front surface with a front aperture defined therein; the outer housing comprising a front surface with a front aperture defined therein that is aligned with the front aperture of the inner housing; wherein the aligned front apertures are configured to receive an input shaft therethrough; the inner housing comprising a first side surface with a first side aperture defined therein and an opposed second side surface with a second side aperture defined therein; the outer housing comprising a first side surface with a first side aperture defined therein that is aligned with the first side aperture of the inner housing and an opposed second side surface with a second side aperture defined therein that is aligned with the second side aperture of the inner housing; wherein the aligned first side aligned apertures and the aligned second side aligned apertures are configured to receive an output shaft therethrough; and, a first bearing cap coupled to the first side surface of the outer housing and a second bearing cap coupled to the second side surface of the outer housing.