Eccentric oscillating reduction gear device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10495184-B2
Application number	US-201815901928-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2018
Priority date	Mar 15, 2017
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

A second rotor and a third rotor are accommodated in a first rotor. A fitting portion of the third rotor is located in an engagement hole of the second rotor to engage the third rotor with the second rotor. The third rotor is rotational about an axis, which is eccentric to an axis of the first rotor, to vary a relative rotational phase of the first rotor to the second rotor and to accelerate and decelerate rotation of the second rotor. When friction arises between the second rotor and the fitting portion, a frictional force acts in a direction to reduce a rotational moment acting on the third rotor. A friction coefficient between the second rotor and the fitting portion is greater than a friction coefficient between ferrous objects.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An eccentric oscillating reduction gear device comprising:
a first rotor being rotational;
a second rotor accommodated in the first rotor, the second rotor being rotational and having an engagement hole;
a third rotor accommodated in the first rotor and opposed to the second rotor, the third rotor configured to vary a relative rotational phase of the first rotor to the second rotor and to accelerate and decelerate rotation of the second rotor, when rotating about an axis, which is eccentric relative to an axis of the first rotor; and
a fitting portion equipped to the third rotor, the fitting portion having an outer surface opposed to an inner surface of the second rotor, the inner surface of the second rotor being located in the engagement hole, the fitting portion in the engagement hole being engaged with the second rotor, wherein
when friction arises between the inner surface of the second rotor and the outer surface of the fitting portion, a frictional force acts in a direction to reduce a rotational moment, which acts on the third rotor, and
a friction coefficient between the inner surface of the second rotor and the outer surface of the fitting portion is greater than a friction coefficient between ferrous objects.

2. The eccentric oscillating reduction gear device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second rotor or the fitting portion is formed of resin.

3. The eccentric oscillating reduction gear device according to claim 1 , wherein
a surface roughness of the inner surface of the second rotor is greater than a surface roughness of an outer surface of the second rotor, or
a surface roughness of the fitting portion is greater than a surface roughness of the third rotor.

4. The eccentric oscillating reduction gear device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a closure portion closing the engagement hole on an opposite side of the third rotor, wherein
the closure portion is configured to restrict fluid from flowing into the engagement hole.

5. The eccentric oscillating reduction gear device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second rotor has a rotor recessed portion on the inner surface of the second rotor,
the fitting portion has an engagement projected portion on the outer surface of the fitting portion, and
the engagement projected portion is configured to engage with the rotor recessed portion.

6. The eccentric oscillating reduction gear device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second rotor has a rotor projected portion on the inner surface of the second rotor,
the fitting portion has a fitting recessed portion on the outer surface of the fitting portion, and
the rotor projected portion is configured to engage with the fitting recessed portion.

7. The eccentric oscillating reduction gear device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second rotor has a rotor recessed portion on the inner surface of the second rotor, and
the fitting portion has a fitting recessed portion on the outer surface of the fitted portion, which is opposed to the rotor recessed portion,
the eccentric oscillating reduction gear device further comprising:
an intermediate portion equipped between the rotor recessed portion and the fitting recessed portion, wherein
the intermediate portion is in contact with both the inner surface of the second rotor and the outer surface of the fitting portion and configured to exert a force on the fitting portion in the direction to reduce the rotational moment, which acts on the third rotor.

8. The eccentric oscillating reduction gear device according to claim 7 , wherein
the intermediate portion is in a spherical shape.

9. The eccentric oscillating reduction gear device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second rotor and the fitting portion are formed as separate components.

10. The eccentric oscillating reduction gear device according to claim 1 , wherein
a film is formed on each of the inner surface of the second rotor and the outer surface of the fitting portion.

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Oe Hiroaki
• Furukawa Takashi
• Jo Yukihiro
• Honda Yukihiro

Classifications

• F16H35/008

  for variation of rotational phase relationship, e.g. angular relationship between input and output shaft · CPC title

• F16H1/32 Primary

  in which the central axis of the gearing lies inside the periphery of an orbital gear · CPC title

• F01L1/022

  Chain drive · CPC title

• F01L1/02

  Valve drive (transmitting-gear between valve drive and valve F01L1/12) · CPC title

• F16H2001/325

  comprising a carrier with pins guiding at least one orbital gear with circular holes · CPC title