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Camshaft phasers for concentrically arranged camshafts

A camshaft phaser assembly, including: an axis of rotation; a hydraulic camshaft phaser including a stator arranged to receive rotational torque and including a plurality of radially inwardly extending protrusions, a rotor arranged to be non-rotatably connected to a first camshaft and including a plurality of radially outwardly extending protrusions circumferentially interleaved with the plurality of radially inwardly extending protrusions, and a plurality of chambers bounded at least in part by the plurality of radially inwardly extending protrusions and the plurality of radially outwardly extending protrusions; an electric camshaft phaser including an output gear arranged to be non-rotatably connected to a second camshaft located concentrically within the first camshaft and an input non-rotatably connected to the stator; and a connection plate non-rotatably connecting the input and the stator. The rotor and the output gear are rotatable with respect to each other about the axis of rotation.

STRAIN WAVE GENERATOR FOR HARMONIC REDUCER
20230296166 · 2023-09-21 ·

Proposed is a strain wave generator for a harmonic reducer, the strain wave generator including: a cam formed with a plurality of segmented cams on a long-diameter side and the same number of segmented cams on a short-diameter side alternately abutted along a circumferential direction, wherein each of the segmented cams on a long-diameter side has an outer circumference surface of a certain cylindrical surface of a small radius, each of the segmented cams on a short-diameter side has an outer circumference surface of a certain cylindrical surface of a large radius, and the cylindrical surface of each of the segmented cams on a long-diameter side and the cylindrical surface of each of the segmented cams on a short-diameter side, abutted each other, have a common tangent line at a meeting point thereof.

CLUTCH WITH RADIAL SPRING

A clutch assembly includes a first member for mechanically coupling to an output shaft. A first material is frictionally coupled to a first side surface of the first member. A second material is frictionally coupled to a second side surface of the first member. A compliant member is configured to apply an axial force on at least one of the first material and the second material. A radial spring least partially surrounds an exterior surface of the first member.

Double-flexspline harmonic reducer
11754162 · 2023-09-12 · ·

Provided is a double-flexspline harmonic reducer, comprising a strong flexspline (3), a weak flexspline (2) and a wave generator (1). The strong flexspline (3) and the weak flexspline (2) are coaxially fixed in an axial direction and a radial direction, and teeth which can be engaged with each other and are different in the number thereof are provided on the strong flexspline (3) and the weak flexspline (2) respectively. The wave generator (1) causes the weak flexspline (2) to undergo non-circular elastic deformation and then to partially engage with the strong flexspline (3), and a contact portion of the strong flexspline (3) and the weak flexspline (2) undergoes non-circular elastic deformation under a radial pressure from the weak flexspline (2). A wall thickness of the strong flexspline (3) is greater than or equal to 2 times and less than 5 times that of the weak flexspline (2).

Gear motor and cooperating robot

A gear motor includes a motor and a speed reducer and drives a joint portion of a cooperating robot which performs a work in collaboration with a person. In addition, in the gear motor, an operation ratio is 20% ED or less, a reduction ratio of the speed reducer is 30 or less, and an output rotating speed of the motor is 1000 rpm or less.

Bending meshing type gear device and method of manufacturing bending meshing type gear device

A bending meshing type gear device includes a wave generator, an external gear that is bent and deformed by the wave generator, an internal gear that meshes with the external gear, and a wave generator bearing disposed between the wave generator and the external gear, in which an inner ring rolling surface on which a rolling element of the wave generator bearing rolls includes a hardened layer, and the hardened layer has a characteristic that a surface hardness after operating for a predetermined time is increased compared to a surface hardness before operation.

Strain wave generator for harmonic reducer
11754163 · 2023-09-12 · ·

Proposed is a strain wave generator for a harmonic reducer, the strain wave generator including: a cam formed with a plurality of segmented cams on a long-diameter side and the same number of segmented cams on a short-diameter side alternately abutted along a circumferential direction, wherein each of the segmented cams on a long-diameter side has an outer circumference surface of a certain cylindrical surface of a small radius, each of the segmented cams on a short-diameter side has an outer circumference surface of a certain cylindrical surface of a large radius, and the cylindrical surface of each of the segmented cams on a long-diameter side and the cylindrical surface of each of the segmented cams on a short-diameter side, abutted each other, have a common tangent line at a meeting point thereof.

SPEED RATIO SWITCHING TYPE STRAIN WAVE GEARING
20230151881 · 2023-05-18 · ·

A speed ratio switching type strain wave gearing can switch the speed ratio of output rotation with respect to one input rotation into two states or multiple states with a simple configuration. The speed ratio switching type strain wave gearing includes first and second internally toothed gears, an externally toothed gear having first and second external teeth formed on the external peripheral surface thereof, a wave generator that causes the first and second external teeth to partially mesh with the first and second internally toothed gears, a clutch mechanism that can selectively switch the first and second internally toothed gears into a fixed state. Input rotation from the wave generator can be reduced in speed at a different speed ratio and derived from the externally toothed gear by selectively switching the first and second internally toothed gears into a fixed state.

Speed ratio switching type strain wave gearing
11662008 · 2023-05-30 · ·

A speed ratio switching type strain wave gearing can switch the speed ratio of output rotation with respect to one input rotation into two states or multiple states with a simple configuration. The speed ratio switching type strain wave gearing includes first and second internally tooted gears, an externally toothed gear having first and second external teeth formed on the external peripheral surface thereof, a wave generator that causes the first and second external teeth to partially mesh with the first and second internally toothed gears, a clutch mechanism that can selectively switch the first and second internally toothed gears into a fixed state. Input rotation from the wave generator can be reduced in speed at a different speed ratio and derived from the externally toothed gear by selectively switching the first and second internally toothed gears into a fixed state.

Coaxial gear mechanism

Coaxial gear mechanism, with a toothing system which is oriented axially with regard to a rotational axis of the coaxial gear mechanism; a tooth carrier with axially oriented guides; teeth which are received in the guides for engagement with the toothing system, the teeth being oriented with their respective longitudinal axes axially in the guides and being mounted in the guides such that they can be displaced axially; a cam disc which can be rotated about the rotational axis for the axial drive of the teeth; and a housing, in which a setting element for mounting the cam disc is provided, at least one bearing with rolling bodies being arranged between the setting element and the cam disc.