Worm gear

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10634217
APP PUB NO 20140311267A1
SERIAL NO

14255594

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A worm gear has a worm wheel, a drive shaft, and a flexible shaft. The worm wheel meshes with a worm shaft, which is driven by the drive shaft. The flexible shaft can be arranged in the drive shaft with a radial gap between at least a portion of the flexible shaft and the drive shaft. The flexible shaft can be coupled to the drive shaft such that a first spring constant is provided for displacement of the flexible shaft in a radial direction within a first range and a second spring constant is provided for displacement of the flexible shaft in the radial direction within a second range.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCFAIRLANE PLAZA SOUTH SUITE 800 330 TOWN CENTER DRIVE DEARBORN MI 48126

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Figura, Michael Georg Dormagen, DE 14 27
Marotzke, Thomas Hohen Neuendorf, DE 22 237
Stumpf, Erik Jürgen Bedburg, DE 2 18
Wendt, Fabian Berlin, DE 1 5

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