Internal planetary gear mechanism
US7081063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H55/08
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An internal planetary gear mechanism reduces a load applied to tooth surfaces of an external gear and an internal gear, a sliding portion such as a bearing and the like. By setting the amount of eccentricity α of an eccentric part to be larger than a theoretical value, a distance between the center of the external gear and the center of the internal gear is increased to allow the reduction of a loss in the bearing and on the tooth surfaces of the gears, and a mesh zone between the internal gear and the external gear can be reduced to decrease a part at a large pressure angle, thereby reducing a loss generated by a large pressure angle. As a result of reduction in the mesh zone between the external gear and the internal gear, rolling contact of the gears is maintained.
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