Patent ID: 8307738

Claim:
A coaxial transmission disposed around a central axis (M) comprising: a drive element ( 7 ) disposed coaxially about the central axis (M), said drive element having an outer profiling ( 8 ) with a contour ( 9 ); a supporting element ( 11 ) mounted coaxially about the drive element on a bearing element ( 10 ), said supporting element having a plurality of spaced apart toothed segments pivotably mounted thereon and wherein the supporting element comprises a plurality of adjacent supporting elements linked together to provide for movement in a circumferential direction and define a variable gap between the adjacent supporting elements to compensate for different radii of the profiling ( 8 ); a guide element ( 3 ) coaxially disposed about said supporting element, said guide element having a plurality of radially extending guide slots for receiving the plurality of toothed segments; and a ring wheel ( 1 ) coaxially disposed about said guide element, said ring wheel having an internal toothing which engage the plurality of toothed segments which project through the guide plate.