Planetary gear train
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1. A planetary gear train having a sun gear, a planet carrier, and a plurality of planet gears, each rotatably mounted on a shaft mounted on the planet carrier, characterized by:
- a plurality of space filling members, mounted on the planet carrier, the members extending in an axial direction and substantially filling a space between adjacent planet gears and the sun gear, the members being spaced apart from the sun gear and the planet gears.
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A planetary gear train includes a sun gear, a planet carrier, and a plurality of planet gears, which are rotatably mounted on the planet carrier. The gear train may also include a ring gear or housing surrounding the planet gears. Space filling members are mounted in the spaces between adjacent planet gears, the sun gear, and, if necessary, the ring gear or the housing. These space filling members extend axially from the planet carrier and are spaced apart from the gears by a gap having a uniform thickness.
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1. A planetary gear train having a sun gear, a planet carrier, and a plurality of planet gears, each rotatably mounted on a shaft mounted on the planet carrier, characterized by:
a plurality of space filling members, mounted on the planet carrier, the members extending in an axial direction and substantially filling a space between adjacent planet gears and the sun gear, the members being spaced apart from the sun gear and the planet gears. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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