Patent ID: 8621951

Claim:
A divided toothed wheel, comprising: a first toothed wheel half; and a second toothed wheel half, the first and second toothed wheel halves being braced against each other, wherein the first toothed wheel half has a hollow cylindrical collar with a groove, to which collar the second toothed wheel half is attached in an axially positive locking manner by a fastening element inserted into the groove, wherein the second toothed wheel half has a radially extending recess, and the fastening element is formed as an elastically deformable spring ring connecting the two toothed wheel halves to each other in a non-releasable manner, wherein the recess in the second toothed wheel half is a groove disposed between the two side surfaces of the second toothed wheel half, wherein the elastically deformable spring ring is disposed in a receiving space that is defined by the grooves of the first and second toothed wheel halves, that is closed off from surroundings, and that is not externally accessible.