US 11,859,699 B2
Geared over travel stop
Jack Timms, Wolverhampton (GB); and Lee Slater, West Midlands (GB)
Assigned to GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED, West Midlands (GB)
Filed by Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, West Midlands (GB)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/550,024.
Claims priority of application No. 20275187 (EP), filed on Dec. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0196099 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. F16H 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 35/00 (2013.01) [F16H 2035/006 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for stopping rotation of a first gear and a second gear comprising:
a shaft, the first gear and second gear being concentric and rotatable about said shaft;
wherein the first gear and the second gear are driven by the same input system;
wherein the first gear and the second gear are configured to rotate at different speeds and independently to each other;
wherein the first gear comprises a first end stop and the second gear comprises a second end stop;
wherein the first end stop and the second end stop are configured to engage each other when the first gear and the second gear have each rotated a predetermined number of turns;
wherein engagement of the first end stop with the second end stop is configured to prevent rotation of the first gear and the second gear and cause a stall in the system;
wherein said first end stop of the first gear extends radially inwards from a circumferential edge of the first gear, and
wherein said second end stop extends radially outwards from a circumferential edge of the second gear.