Patent ID: 6260430
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A face gear transmission (1) for aircraft application comprising at least one floating pinion (8) rotating about a first axis (13); and two face gears (4) (5) rotating about a common second axis (3), positioned facing each other, and both meshing with said floating pinion (8); said first (13) and second (3) axis forming an angle (A) of other than 90.degree.; characterized in that said two face gears (4) (5) have different diameters (D1) (D2); and in that the resultants of the forces exchanged between the faces gears (4) (5) and the floating pinion (8) are applied at respective points (P3) (P4), the projections (P1) (P2) of which on said first axis (13) are substantially coincident with each other.