Patent ID: 9695915
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: F16H

Claim:
1. A power transfer apparatus including an input shaft and an output shaft each of which defines a longitudinal axis, the power transfer apparatus comprising: a plurality of planets distributed radially about the longitudinal axis, wherein each of the plurality of planets includes a channel defining a planet axis about which the planet revolves and an interior surface; an input disc assembly operatively connected to the input shaft and configured to contact each of the plurality of the planets; an output disc assembly operatively connected to an output shaft and configured to contact each of the plurality of planets; a first stator disposed between the input disc assembly and the plurality of planets; a second stator disposed between the output disc assembly and the plurality of planets; and a plurality of planet spindle assemblies, each one of the plurality of spindles disposed in one of the plurality of channels and including a first end in contact with the input disc and a second end in contact with the output disc, wherein each of the plurality of planet spindle assemblies includes a spindle having an exterior surface defining a first and a second recess, a first bearing disposed at the first recess and a second bearing disposed at the second recess, wherein each of the first bearing and second bearing are in contact with the interior surface of the channel.