Particular Counterweight Patents (Class 475/181)
  • Patent number: 11815162
    Abstract: A reducer includes a reduction unit configured to reduce an input torque, and an output unit configured to be supplied with a preset reduction torque through the reduction unit and to transfer an output torque to the outside. The reduction unit includes an input shaft configured to be supplied with the input torque, a cycloidal disc arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the input shaft in an eccentrically rotatable manner, a tooth-type protrusion being formed along a circumference of an edge of the cycloidal disc, a hollow housing configured to accommodate the cycloidal disc and including a plurality of inner pins arranged to be spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other along a circumference of an inner circumferential surface of the hollow housing in a manner that possibly comes into contact with the tooth-type protrusion on the cycloidal disc, and a plurality of rolling pins coupled to the cycloidal disc and having a cylindrical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: MINTROBOT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyeong Seok Kang
  • Patent number: 11428296
    Abstract: A compact geared speed reducing unit having a simple structure that can establish a large speed reducing ratio. The geared speed reducing unit comprises: a first rotary shaft and a second rotary shaft arranged coaxially; a fixed first sun gear; a second sun gear rotated integrally with the second rotary shaft; a first ring gear meshing with the first sun gear; a second ring gear rotated integrally with the first ring gear and meshed with the second sun gear; and an eccentric carrier supporting the ring gears such that the ring gears rotate around an eccentric axis and revolve around a common rotational axis of the rotary shafts. A gear ratio between the first sun gear and the first ring gear and a gear ratio between the second sun gear and the second ring gear are set to different values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroshi Isono
  • Patent number: 11391347
    Abstract: A cycloid speed reducer includes a weight element, an input shaft and a cycloid disc. The weight element is disposed within an accommodation space of the cycloid disc. An eccentric part is disposed on the input shaft. Since the length of the input shaft is reduced, the overall length of the cycloid speed reducer is shortened. Moreover, the mass center of the weight element and the mass center of the eccentric part and the cycloid disc are arranged along the same axial direction. That is, the line passing through the mass center of the weight element and the mass center of the eccentric part and the cycloid disc is perpendicular to the input shaft. Consequently, the efficacy of the dynamic balance of the cycloid speed reducer is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Wen Chung, En-Yi Chu, Hung-Wei Lin, Ming-Li Tsao
  • Patent number: 8979698
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a conventional spur gear transmission or magnetic gear transmission, with a cycloidal configuration. The magnetic gears include contact points such that the mobile gear rolls on the fixed gear. Alternatively, a balance wheel is incorporated, which generates a centrifugal force opposite to the one associated with the mobile gear, of equal magnitude and on the same plane as this latter one, thereby completely eliminating the unbalancing of the mechanism. The balance wheel is mounted on the high-speed shaft in a manner similar to the mobile gear, and has the freedom to displace itself radially through centrifugal effect in the opposite direction to the eccentric position of the center of the mobile gear until it presses against a fixed track over which it rolls, concentric with the fixed gear with an equal force, opposite and collinear with that produced by the mobile gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
    Inventors: Ricardo Chicurel Uziel, Luis Alberto Vazquez Perez, Gabriel Ascanio Gasca
  • Patent number: 8784255
    Abstract: A mechanical speed variator is provided with eccentric masses having a balanced structure. The variator includes a drive shaft, provided with a cam composed of a circular disk eccentrically mounted on the drive shaft, which drives the driven shaft in rotation with interposition of a series of eccentric masses, each of them being composed of a circular disk with eccentric circular hole in which another mass of lower dimensions is ratably housed. The larger mass is housed and rotates inside the eccentric hole of a ring coupled with bolts to a flange and counter flange, respectively mounted on the driven shaft and the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventor: Mario Marcantonini
  • Publication number: 20110319219
    Abstract: An in-wheel motor drive unit (21) comprises a casing (22), a motor part (A), a deceleration part (B), a wheel hub (31), and a wheel hub bearing (33) rotatably supporting the wheel hub (31) with respect to the casing (22). The wheel hub bearing (33) includes first and second outer track surfaces (33a) and (33b) provided on the inner diameter surface of the casing (22), a first inner track surface (33c) provided on the outer diameter surface of a wheel-side rotation member (30) and opposed to the first outer track surface (33a), a second inner track surface (33d) provided on the outer diameter surface of the wheel hub (31) and opposed to the second outer track surface (33b), and a plurality of rolling elements (33e) arranged between the outer track surfaces (33a) and (33b) and the inner track surfaces (33c) and (33d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Minoru SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20100048342
    Abstract: An apparatus for transmission of rotation between a first rotational member and a second rotational member comprises a first gear member mounted for rotation about an axis and coupled for rotation to the first rotational member. An eccentric gear arrangement is mounted eccentrically with respect to the axis and has a first eccentric gear portion for engagement with the first gear member and a second eccentric gear portion for engagement with a second gear member. Crank means couple the eccentrically mounted gear arrangement to the second rotational member, whereby orbital motion of the eccentric gear arrangement about the axis is transmitted to the second rotational member. The first and second eccentric gear portions are coupled for rotation with each other, and the first and second gear members are rotationally independent of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventor: Richard Chadwick
  • Patent number: 6641499
    Abstract: A transmission has a gear system (34) which may be in the form of an orbit system (32, 35) or a planetary orbital spur system. The gear systems include a control gear (32) which is controlled to determine the drive ratio of the transmission. The control gear is controlled by a momentum control which includes a disc (23) and a slide (25) which carries a magnet (30) for selectivity allowing or preventing rotation of the disc (23) to in turn change the speed of rotation of the control gear (32). Alternatively, the momentum control can be formed from moveable masses which move radially outwardly relative to the control shad to change the speed of rotation of the control gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Aimbridge Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Eric Paul Willmot
  • Patent number: 6632152
    Abstract: An eccentric planetary gearing comprises two internally toothed gears, a double-ring externally toothed planetary gear and a planet carrier. The planet carrier is composed of support means for providing the rotatable mounting of the planet carrier itself and the rotatable mounting of the double-ring externally toothed planetary gear, said support means being integrated into a rigid member through two interjacent crescent-shaped sections consecutively disposed relative to one another. Each of the interjacent crescent-shaped sections is disposed within the space between the respective gear ring of the double-ring externally toothed planetary gear and the respective internally toothed gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventor: Assadour Missak Tiufektchian
  • Patent number: 6607461
    Abstract: A low-vibration and precise electrically driven actuator is provided. A disk is fixed to an input shaft, and a planetary gear is fixed to an output shaft. A circular recess is formed in the disk so as to be eccentric with respect to the input shaft. A ring gear engaged with the planetary gear is rotatably supported by the circular recess. A weight portion W is provided in an unrecessed portion of the disk in order to recover an axial dynamic balance of the disk, which is lost by arranging the circular recess and the ring gear. Since the planetary gear is coaxially fixed to the output shaft, it does not make an eccentric motion and thus its dynamic balance is secured. Accordingly, the axial dynamic balance can be secured in every individual rotating element composing a gear device. The gear device is employed in the electrically driven actuator for the purpose of providing an electrically driven actuator with a low vibration and a property of high precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junji Hagiike
  • Patent number: 6547687
    Abstract: A dynamic balance is improved in an S-P-C type planetary gear mechanism. An input shaft is fixed to a disk, and an output shaft is fixed to a planetary gear. A circular recess is formed in the disk so as to be eccentric to the input shaft. A ring gear engaged with the planetary gear is rotatably supported by the circular recess. A weight-reduced portion having the same depth as that of the recess is provided in a part of the disk where the circular recess is not formed, and a weight portion is formed to recover the axial dynamic balance of the disk, which is lost by arranging the circular recess and the ring gear. Since the planetary gear is fixed coaxially to the output shaft, it does not perform an eccentric motion and thus secures the dynamic balance thereof. Accordingly, the dynamic balance in the axial direction is secured for every individual rotating element constructing a gear device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junji Hagiike
  • Publication number: 20010046919
    Abstract: A dynamic balance is improved in an S-P-C type planetary gear mechanism. An input shaft is fixed to a disk, and an output shaft is fixed to a planetary gear. A circular recess is formed in the disk so as to be eccentric to the input shaft. A ring gear engaged with the planetary gear is rotatably supported by the circular recess. A weight-reduced portion having the same depth as that of the recess is provided in a part of the disk where the circular recess is not formed, and a weight portion is formed to recover the axial dynamic balance of the disk, which is lost by arranging the circular recess and the ring gear. Since the planetary gear is fixed coaxially to the output shaft, it does not perform an eccentric motion and thus secures the dynamic balance thereof. Accordingly, the dynamic balance in the axial direction is secured for every individual rotating element constructing a gear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junji Hagiike
  • Patent number: 5267912
    Abstract: A mechanical-centrifugal clutch, without friction surfaces, includes a planetary support for receiving input torque and a sun gear for developing output torque without any free wheeling mechanism. A plurality of at least four weighted planetary gears is driven by the planetary support and drives the sun gear. The weighted planetary gears include centrifugal effect masses and are disposed in a special relative shift relative to one another for imparting substantial continuity in the transmission of power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Inventor: Juan G. Casanova
  • Patent number: 5145468
    Abstract: A cycloidal speed reducer having a plurality of rotatable, tapered, concentric bearings each having a tapered bearing surface adapted for contact with a peripheral tapered surface of a movable member. The contacting tapered bearing and peripheral surfaces are relatively adjustable to provide contact therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Compudrive Corporation
    Inventor: Prabhakar Nagabhusan