Cycloidal gearboxes
Cycloidal gearboxes or reducers contain four simple components: a high-speed input shaft, a single or substance cycloidal cam, cam followers or rollers, and a slow-speed output shaft. The insight shaft attaches to an eccentric drive member that induces eccentric rotation of the cycloidal cam. In compound reducers, the first tabs on the cycloidal cam lobes engages cam supporters in the casing. Cylindrical cam followers act as teeth on the inner gear, and the number of cam supporters exceeds the number of cam lobes. The next track of compound cam lobes engages with cam fans on the output shaft and transforms the cam’s eccentric rotation into concentric rotation of the result shaft, thus increasing torque and reducing speed.
Compound cycloidal gearboxes provide ratios ranging from as low as 10:1 to 300:1 without stacking phases, as in standard planetary gearboxes. The gearbox’s compound reduction and will be calculated using:
where nhsg = the amount of followers or rollers in the fixed housing and nops = the number for followers or rollers in the sluggish swiftness output shaft (flange).
There are several commercial variations of cycloidal reducers. And unlike planetary gearboxes where variations derive from gear geometry, heat treatment, and finishing procedures, cycloidal variations share basic design principles but generate cycloidal motion in different ways.
Planetary gearboxes
Planetary gearboxes are made up of three simple force-transmitting elements: a sun gear, three or more satellite or planet gears, and an interior ring gear. In a typical gearbox, the sun equipment attaches to the insight shaft, which is linked to the servomotor. Sunlight gear transmits motor rotation to the satellites which, in turn, rotate within the stationary ring equipment. The ring equipment is part of the gearbox casing. Satellite gears rotate on rigid shafts connected to the earth carrier and cause the planet carrier to rotate and, thus, turn the result shaft. The gearbox provides result shaft higher torque and lower rpm.
Planetary gearboxes generally have solitary or two-gear stages for reduction ratios ranging from 3:1 to 100:1. A third stage can be added for actually higher ratios, but it is not common.
The ratio of a planetary gearbox is calculated using the next formula:
where nring = the number of teeth in the inner ring gear and nsun = the amount of teeth in the pinion (input) gear.
Benefits of cycloidal gearboxes
• Zero or very-low backlash stays relatively constant during existence of the application
• Rolling instead of sliding contact
• Low wear
• Shock-load capacity
• Torsional stiffness
• Flat, pancake design
• Ratios exceeding 200:1 in a concise size
• Quiet operation

Ever-Power Cycloidal Gear technology may be the far superior choice in comparison with traditional planetary and cam indexing products.

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