Friction-wheel planetary gear with bevel gears
US6558285B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P3/56
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A friction-wheel epicyclic gear (10, 10a) is proposed. The friction-wheel epicyclic gear (10, 10a) has bevel wheels (12, 42), which roll on a friction wheel (14) and drive a gear output shaft (26). The contact pressure between the bevel wheels (12, 42) and the friction wheel (14) is variable. A detection of the slip between the bevel wheels (12, 42) and the friction wheel (14) is provided, and the contact pressure is variable as a function of the slip. In this way, the friction-wheel epicyclic gear (10, 10a) can always be operated at the slip limit, so that the wear is only slight and the efficiency is high.
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