Planetary gear transmission systems or components – Nonplanetary variable speed or direction transmission...
Patent
1993-07-09
1994-10-11
Wright, Dirk
Planetary gear transmission systems or components
Nonplanetary variable speed or direction transmission...
74417, F16H 3708
Patent
active
053542452
ABSTRACT:
A transmission (26) of continuously-engaged gear teeth of standard gear design is provided for infinitely or steplessly varying the ratio of output angular velocity to torque across a range which can include zero output angular velocity. In one embodiment, the transmission comprises a planetary gear assembly including planetary gear (28), intermediary gear (30) and sun gear (32). The transmission ratio of the transmission (26) is varied by changing the orientation of the planetary gear (28) relative to the orbital plane thereof. The gears can remain continuously engaged as the transmission ratio is varied for more efficiently matching the power source torque and angular velocity properties to those of a load, as well as reducing or substantially eliminating the need for a clutch mechanism. Novel mechanisms are provided for varying the orientation of the planetary gear (28) and for interconnecting the planetary shaft (110) to the orbital shaft (62).
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Ta Khoi Q.
Wallace Associated Research
Wright Dirk
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