Self-aligning virtual elliptical drive
US10612626B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K7/14
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A self-aligning wobble plate drive, including a stator gear, a wobble plate, and an output plate. The stator gear has a central stator axis and a plurality of stator teeth. The wobble plate has a wobble axis, a plurality of face teeth, and a plurality of wobble teeth, and is disposed such that the wobble axis is at a non-zero wobble angle relative to the stator axis. The output plate includes a plurality of output teeth and is substantially aligned with the stator axis. At least two of the pluralities of teeth are configured to engage with each other in a self-aligning manner such that as the wobble plate nutates around the stator gear, the wobble angle remains constant.
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