Abstract:
A strain wave gearing (1) has a wave generator (4) provided with a rigid plug (5) and a wave bearing (7). The wave bearing (7) is of a deep groove bearing type and is mounted on an elliptical outer circumferential surface of the rigid plug (5), whereby outer race (9) and inner race (8) thereof are flexed into an elliptical shape. Where D is a ball diameter of the balls (10), Ro is a raceway-surface radius of the outer race, Ri is a raceway-surface radius of the inner race, Ro/D is an outer-race conformity, and Ri/D is an inner-race conformity, the outer-race conformity Ro/D is greater than the inner-race conformity Ri/D. The friction torque of the wave bearing (7) can be reduced while maintaining the practical service life thereof to be the same level as in a conventional one.
Abstract:
A silk hat-type strain wave gear device (1) has a crossed roller bearing (5) for supporting an internal gear (2) and an external gear (3) so as to allow relative rotation. A first gap part (54) between the inner and outer rings of said bearing is sealed by an oil seal (6) and a second gap part (55) thereof is in communication with a gear-side gap part (8) on the outside of the external gear (3). A bearing seal (9) separates the second gap part (55) from the gear-side gap part (8). The bearing seal (9) prevents excessive inflow of lubricant from the gear-side gap part (8) into the second gap part (55). Excess lubricant that has flowed into the bearing can flow back from the second gap part (55) to the gear-side gap part (8). Excess lubricant in the bearing is prevented from leaking through the oil seal (6) to the outside.
Abstract:
5 n7 In cup-shaped flexing contact gears (1), the respective tooth profiles of the rigid internal gear (2) and the cup-shaped flexible external gear (3) are each constructed such that the tooth face portion is formed of a straight line MA disposed in the vicinity of a datum point, a first convex circular arc AB smoothly connected thereto and a second convex circular arc BC smoothly connected to the first convex circular arc AB and having a radius of curvature larger than the first convex circular arc, while, the dedendum portion excluding the root is created by a standard rack consisting of a tooth profile formed by a curve point-symmetrical with respect to the datum point to the tooth profile at the tooth face or a curve obtained by correcting the above-mentioned curve. The curve defined by the above-described first and second convex circular arcs is an approximated curve of a similar curve obtained by subjecting to the conversion of similitude of 1/2 in the reduction ratio from the marginal point of intermeshing, which is selected on a composite curve to be described hereunder, this composite curve obtained by connecting a moving locus of teeth of the flexible external gear in a section of rotation in the vicinity of the end portion of the tooth trace on the side of a diaphragm to an envelope of moving loci obtained by overlapping on one plane of rotation the moving loci obtained by rack approximation of the external gear to the rigid internal gear in sections of rotation at the respective positions in the direction of tooth trace of the cup-shaped flexible external gear.
Abstract:
A cup-type strain wave gearing (20) having a unit structure and having: a stationary-side part including a unit housing (22) and an internally toothed gear (23); a driving-side part including an output member (25) and an externally toothed gear (26); and a sliding bearing (28) supporting the stationary-side part and the driving-side part in the radial direction and the thrust direction in a state in which relative rotation is possible. The sliding bearing (28) has a cylindrical bushing (28a) accommodated in a radial gap, and annular bushings (28b, 28c) accommodated respectively in thrust gaps. Thus, it is possible to provide an advantageous strain wave gearing having a unit structure that is more lightweight and compact than when a rolling bearing is used.
Abstract:
An externally toothed gear (4) of a dual-type strain wave gearing (1) is provided with first and second external teeth (7, 8) having different teeth numbers, and is flexed into an ellipsoidal shape by a wave generator. When the theoretical values (d 1 , d 2 ) of the radial flexing amounts at major-axis positions of the first and second external teeth (7, 8) flexed into the ellipsoidal shape are expressed by d 1 =m 1 n 1 and d 2 =m 2 n 2 (m 1 and m 2 represent the modules of the first and second external teeth, and n 1 and n 2 represent positive integers), the radial flexing amounts (d 1a , d 2a ) of the first and second external teeth (7, 8) flexed by the wave generator (5) satisfy d 1a =ωd 1 and d 2a = ωd 2 , where 1.25 ≦ω≦ 3. 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.
Abstract:
In cup-shaped flexing contact gears (1), the respective tooth profiles of the rigid internal gear (2) and the cup-shaped flexible external gear (3) are each constructed such that the tooth face portion is formed of a straight line MA disposed in the vicinity of a datum point, a first convex circular arc AB smoothly connected thereto and a second convex circular arc BC smoothly connected to the first convex circular arc AB and having a radius of curvature larger than the first convex circular arc, while, the dedendum portion excluding the root is created by a standard rack consisting of a tooth profile formed by a curve point-symmetrical with respect to the datum point to the tooth profile at the tooth face or a curve obtained by correcting the above-mentioned curve. The curve defined by the above-described first and second convex circular arcs is an approximated curve of a similar curve obtained by subjecting to the conversion of similitude of 1/2 in the reduction ratio from the marginal point of intermeshing, which is selected on a composite curve to be described hereunder, this composite curve obtained by connecting a moving locus of teeth of the flexible external gear in a section of rotation in the vicinity of the end portion of the tooth trace on the side of a diaphragm to an envelope of moving loci obtained by overlapping on one plane of rotation the moving loci obtained by rack approximation of the external gear to the rigid internal gear in sections of rotation at the respective positions in the direction of tooth trace of the cup-shaped flexible external gear.