A people conveyor (10) comprises: a chain of conveyance elements (12), which are configured for conveying people; a drive unit (14), which is configured for driving the chain of conveyance elements (12); and a self-locking gear (20; 40), which is configured to lock when no torque is transmitted from the drive unit (14) to the chain of conveyance elements (12).

An apparatus for unlocking an actuator comprises a first member mounted in a housing for rotation about an axis and having a circumferentially extending surface, a recess being formed in a section of the circumferentially extending surface. A second member for operative connection to a lock release element of an actuator is mounted for movement in a direction generally transverse to the axis of rotation of the first member and has a follower element resiliently biased into contact with the circumferentially extending surface of the first member. A rotary actuator is provided for rotating the first member about the axis between a first, locking position in which the follower element engages on the circumferentially extending surface and a second, unlocking position in which the follower element is at least partially received within the recess.

An apparatus for unlocking an actuator comprises a first member mounted in a housing for rotation about an axis and having a circumferentially extending surface, a recess being formed in a section of the circumferentially extending surface. A second member for operative connection to a lock release element of an actuator is mounted for movement in a direction generally transverse to the axis of rotation of the first member and has a follower element resiliently biased into contact with the circumferentially extending surface of the first member. A rotary actuator is provided for rotating the first member about the axis between a first, locking position in which the follower element engages on the circumferentially extending surface and a second, unlocking position in which the follower element is at least partially received within the recess.

A split ring planetary drive with at least one travel end stop received in at least one pocket of a first ring gear. The travel end stop is moveable between a first stop position in which as the planetary drive rotates in a direction the travel end stop engages the stop on the planet carrier, preventing further rotation of the split ring planetary drive in the direction, and a second position in which the travel end stop does not engage the stop on the planet carrier. The travel end stop may be a deadbolt, a snap ring or pivoting pawl.

A robot includes a first member, a second member provided to be capable of turning with respect to the first member, and a gear device configured to transmit a driving force from one side to the other side of the first member and the second member. The gear device includes an internal gear, an external gear having flexibility and configured to partially mesh with the internal gear, a wave generator configured to be in contact with the external gear and move a meshing position of the internal gear and the external gear in a circumferential direction, and lubricant disposed in at least one of a meshing section of the internal gear and the external gear and a portion where the external gear and the wave generator are in contact with each other. A last non-seizure load of the lubricant is 300 N or more.

A self-locking mechanism and an electronic device with the same are provided. The self-locking mechanism includes: a housing having a through hole and a dodge hole; an elastic member in the dodge hole, the elastic member being connected to a wall of the dodge hole and having a free end capable of swinging in a thickness direction of the housing; a first engaging member on the elastic member; a knob on an outer side of the housing and having one end passing through the through hole; a plurality of second engaging members on a side of the knob adjacent to the housing; wherein the first engaging member may be engaged with or disengaged from one of the second engaging members under an action of an elastic deformation of the elastic member as the knob rotates; and a driven member on an inner side of the housing and fixedly connected with the knob so as to be rotated under driving of the knob.

A self-locking mechanism and an electronic device with the same are provided. The self-locking mechanism includes: a housing having a through hole and a dodge hole; an elastic member in the dodge hole, the elastic member being connected to a wall of the dodge hole and having a free end capable of swinging in a thickness direction of the housing; a first engaging member on the elastic member; a knob on an outer side of the housing and having one end passing through the through hole; a plurality of second engaging members on a side of the knob adjacent to the housing; wherein the first engaging member may be engaged with or disengaged from one of the second engaging members under an action of an elastic deformation of the elastic member as the knob rotates; and a driven member on an inner side of the housing and fixedly connected with the knob so as to be rotated under driving of the knob.

This is achieved according to the present invention by a torque/power transfer device comprising a main frame, a driving member (2), a driven member (3), and at least two pulley systems. Each pulley system comprises at least one stationary pulley (11a, 11b), which is stationary relative to the main frame, at least one movable pulley, which is movable relative to the main frame, a first wire connected to the driving member (2) and running over the at least one stationary pulley and the at least one movable pulley and a second wire operatively connected to the at least one movable pulley at one end and to the driven member (3) at its other end, wherein the second wire is running via a stationary regulator. The first wire of each pulley system is connected to a common point of the driving member and the second wire of each pulley system is operatively connected to a common eccentric point of the driving member. The regulators and the driven member are arranged relative to each other so that a centre of rotation for the driven member is arranged on an imaginary first line between the regulators of the both pulley systems. The imaginary first line has an angle relative the horizontal plane determined based on the radius of the driven member and a distance between the centre of rotation and respective regulator.

An externally toothed gear of a dual-type strain wave gearing is provided with first and second external teeth having different teeth numbers, and is flexed into an ellipsoidal shape by a wave generator. When the theoretical values of the radial flexing amounts at major-axis positions of the first and second external teeth flexed into the ellipsoidal shape are expressed by d1=m1n1 and d2=m2n2 (m1 and m2 represent the modules of the first and second external teeth, and n1 and n2 represent positive integers), the radial flexing amounts of the first and second external teeth flexed by the wave generator satisfy d1a=d1 and d2a=d2, where 1.253. Accordingly, a dual-type strain wave gearing can be achieved with which the first and second external teeth having different numbers can be suitably flexed to form excellent mating states with respective internally toothed gears.

A self-locking mechanism for a gearing arrangement, a gearing arrangement, an actuator, and a lifting platform, which relate to the technical field of lifting tables. The self-locking mechanism includes a casing, a self-locking gear, and a brake member, the self-locking gear meshing with the gearing arrangement, the brake member being connected between the casing and the self-locking gear; in a case where the gearing arrangement pushes the self-locking gear forwardly, the brake member releases the self-locking gear, and in a case where the gearing arrangement pushes the self-locking gear reversely, the brake member brakes the self-locking gear.