Ball-type speed reducer
US5286236A · kind A · utility
9Cited by
9References
1Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2025/063
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A novel and improved rotary shaft coupling including a ball-type speed reducer. A driving disc is coupled to a driven disc through a plurality of balls loosely held in a circular array of holes. Each ball registers with opposing faces of elliptic and hypocycloidal grooves of the driven and driving disc, respectively. When the driving disc is rotated, the balls transmit a turning force through the grooves to the driven disc. Speed reduction is determined by the number of waves in the hypocycloidal groove exceeding, by an even number, the number of balls.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.