Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrostatically rotatable gear and gear set
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Application No.: US16751847Application Date: 2020-01-24
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Publication No.: US11632062B2Publication Date: 2023-04-18
- Inventor: Umesh N. Gandhi , Ryohei Tsuruta
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Darrow Mustafa PC
- Agent Christopher G. Darrow
- Main IPC: H02N1/00
- IPC: H02N1/00 ; H05F3/00 ; F16H1/00 ; F16H57/00
Abstract:
A gear includes at least one gear tooth and an electrode mounted to the at least one gear tooth along a contact face of the at least one gear tooth. A flowable dielectric material is positioned on the contact face of the at least one gear tooth. The dielectric material is structured to be movable along the contact face of the at least one gear tooth responsive to a gravity force.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210234477A1 ELECTROSTATICALLY ROTATABLE GEAR AND GEAR SET Public/Granted day:2021-07-29
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