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EP 0972145 A1 20000119 - PLANETARY GEAR

Title (en)

PLANETARY GEAR

Title (de)

UMLAUFGETRIEBE

Title (fr)

ENGRENAGE PLANETAIRE

Publication

EP 0972145 A1 20000119 (EN)

Application

EP 98904441 A 19980205

Priority

NO 9800040 W 19980205
NO 970505 A 19970205

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9835172A1] Planetary gear for the transfer of a controlled torque from an input shaft (1) to an output shaft (2), the torque corresponding with the instantaneous torque demand on the output shaft (2), where the input shaft (1) is connected with a house (3) having a first planetary gear (6, 14) and the output shaft (2) being connected with said house (3) by a second planetary gear (13).

IPC 1-7

F16H 15/50

IPC 8 full level

F16H 3/72 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F16H 3/721 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9835172A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9835172 A1 19980813; AU 6231198 A 19980826; EP 0972145 A1 20000119; NO 970505 D0 19970205

DOCDB simple family (application)

NO 9800040 W 19980205; AU 6231198 A 19980205; EP 98904441 A 19980205; NO 970505 A 19970205