Patent ID: 8915162
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A compliant gear assembly, comprising: a hub subassembly including a first hub component defining a first axis extending through opposing faces of the first hub component, and a second hub component movable relative to the first hub component in a controlled direction perpendicular to the first axis; a gear ring rotatably mounted on the hub subassembly and defining a gear ring axis of rotation, wherein the gear ring is coupled to move with the second hub component between a biased position in which the gear ring axis of rotation is coaxial with the first axis and a translated intermediate stop position in which the gear ring axis of rotation is parallel to but not coaxial with the first axis; and a spring component coupled between the first hub component and the second hub component and biasing the second hub component toward the biased position, wherein the spring component provides a variable spring force that increases as the second hub component is moved toward the translated intermediate stop position.