Improved planetary gearhead stage weighs less, produces less backlash, and has greater output torque capacity than conventional planetary gearhead stage of same outside diameter. Also includes axial through-hole used as open optical path or to accommodate wires, optical fibers, pneumatic or hydraulic tubes, mechanical actuator cables, and/or other connections. Prototypical of class of high-torque output stages of compact, lightweight multistage gearheads used in joints of robot arms.
Reduced-Weight, Reduced-Backlash Planetary Gearhead Stage
NASA Tech Briefs ; 20 , 3
1996-03-01
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