A universal drive including a ring gear, a sun gear in which a sun gear axis is moveable relative to a ring gear axis of the ring gear, a gear train constituted by a series of gears configured to connect the sun gear and the ring gear to each other, a link mechanism connected to the sun gear and the ring gear in the state in which relative rotation therebetween is allowed such that a power transmission state between the sun gear and the ring gear is continuously maintained while accommodating a change in the inter-axis distance between the sun gear and the ring gear, a carrier installed so as to support a rotating shaft of a final gear engaged with the ring gear, and a sliding member located between at least one of the gears and the carrier.
Universal drive
2025-03-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English