Patent ID: 8465388
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
1. A drive assembly, comprising: a gear drive comprising a plurality of gears disposed in a housing; an input shaft extending into the housing and having a first end engaged to and powering the gear drive, the input shaft having a first axis of rotation; an output shaft powered by the gear drive, the output shaft extending out of the housing and having a second axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the first axis of rotation; and a bushing disposed on the output shaft, the bushing comprising a first end, a second end, a through-bore extending from the first end of the bushing to the second end of the bushing, through which the output shaft extends, an extension and a support slot formed in the extension to support a support shaft for one of the plurality of gears, the support shaft having a longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation.