US 12,215,764 B2
Gear mechanism
Tihomir Sic, Oslo (NO); and Vladimir Sic, Oslo (NO)
Assigned to Milos Andric, Oslo (NO)
Appl. No. 17/779,059
Filed by Milos Andric, Oslo (NO)
PCT Filed Nov. 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/082872
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 23, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/099563, PCT Pub. Date May 27, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20191393 (NO), filed on Nov. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0003288 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. F16H 37/00 (2006.01); F16H 37/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 37/00 (2013.01) [F16H 37/027 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gear mechanism for increasing torque, comprising:
an input shaft;
at least one intermediate shaft;
where the at least one intermediate shaft is parallel to and offset from the input shaft; and
at least one force transmitting member connecting the input shaft and the at least one intermediate shaft;
wherein the at least one force transmitting member is configured for rotating the at least one intermediate shaft in a same direction as the input shaft;
wherein the at least one intermediate shaft is mated with at least one fixed mating member and is rotatably connected to a rotatable support member;
wherein the support member is rotatable about the input shaft and connected to an output shaft; and
wherein the force transmitting member is a flexible drive shaft or comprises a universal joint;
wherein the gear mechanism is housed in a housing and wherein the input shaft extends into the housing, and the output shaft extends out of the housing.