Compliant gear
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1. In a gear system, a gear comprising:
- a gear hub portion;
a gear power transmitting rim portion; and
a compliant laminate between the gear hub and gear rim portions, the laminate including radial stiffness means for the gear in the form of a rigid laminar shim sandwiched between a pair of elastomer layers.
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A compliant gear which includes an inner hub portion, an outer ring gear portion, and a compliant laminate between the hub portion and the ring gear portion. The laminate includes a rigid laminar shim of generally uniform thickness sandwiched between a pair of elastomer layers of generally uniform thickness. The laminar shim and the elastomer layers extend generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the gear.
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1. In a gear system, a gear comprising:
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a gear hub portion; a gear power transmitting rim portion; and a compliant laminate between the gear hub and gear rim portions, the laminate including radial stiffness means for the gear in the form of a rigid laminar shim sandwiched between a pair of elastomer layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A compliant gear, comprising:
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an inner gear hub portion; an outer ring gear portion; and a compliant laminate between the gear hub portion and the ring gear portion, the laminate including radial stiffness means for the gear in the form of a rigid laminar shim of generally uniform thickness sandwiched between a pair of elastomer layers of generally uniform thickness, the elastomer layers being bonded to the laminar shim and to the respective hub portion or ring gear portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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