Patent ID: 8758190
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
1. A gear assembly comprising a plurality of planetary gear sets secured in a carrier, wherein each of said planetary gear sets comprises a gear member supported by a gear shaft disposed for rotation with a planetary gear set in relation to the carrier and having an asymmetric aspect along a gear shaft length, the gear shaft having its opposite ends supported within the carrier, the gear shaft being capable of defecting along at least a part of the gear shaft length when torsional and rotational loads are applied to the gear assembly, the gear shaft comprising a first end supported by a spherical bearing, a second end supported by a spherical bearing, a generally cylindrical middle part retained in contact with a contact surface of the gear member, a first tapered portion extending between the middle part and the first end, and a second tapered portion extending between the middle part and the second end.