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3. Utilization of mini and micro hermonic gear units in
medical equipments
The Micro Harmonic Drive gear is now established in the
precision machine market as an ideal solution for precise
positioning applications.
Harmonic gearboxes recently found
application in health care. Micro gearboxes are not particularly
recent development and micro-gears are available in excellent
market for several years. But these products suffer from poor
application position in the machine. The above solutions will be
done, or only allow very light load. What is needed are micro-
gears, which are not only very small size, but also have high
repeatability without play, a fairly large reduction and low parts
count. These requirements inspired the development of new
micro-gearing Micro Harmonic Drive. These transfers for
medical technology, the use of high quality materials such as
stainless steel alloy that our micro wheels corrosion resistant.
This makes them very well suited for use in medicine, because
they are made of materials that can be sterilized. Two thousand
sterilization cycles in a vacuum steriliser have impressively
confirmed this possibility.
4. Types of mini harmonic gearbox
Miniature gear CSF-Mini and PMG is characterized by compact
design and high torque transmission. Are either to an output
shaft, or a stepper motor. Inlet side can be supplied optionally
with shaft or flange.
Board CSF-Mini (Fig. 3) - the mini transmissions are restricted
due to component board HFUC, with higher accuracy, higher-
transferable torque and higher torsional stiffness. Its benefits are
transfer without backlash with high torque transmission, with
increased speeds and cut-off corresponds to the torsional rigidity
and accuracy, square bearing solid output with the output shaft or
flange, various options for input and output elements and very
low weight. Further possibilities harmonic gear is in the motors.
The external dimension of 13 mm 51.1 mm do, maximum torque
of 0.21 Nm to 28 Nm and a gear ratio of 30 - 100.
Council PMG (Fig. 3) - consists of components Council HDUC,
Gearbox, output shaft and creates a unit with large compact
dimensions. This series provides high precision and compact
dimensions. PMG is the advantage of high precision torque, high
positional accuracy and repeatability, high torsional stiffness,
zero backlash, high efficiency .The outside dimension from 20
mm to 50 mm, maximum torque of 0.55 Nm to 14.70 Nm and a
gear ratio of 50 – 110.
Fig. 3 Mini harmonic gearbox: a) CSF-Mini, b) Gearbox PMG
5. The Micro harmonic drive
Micro gears are not a particularly recent development and micro-
spur gears or micro-planetary gears have been available in the
market for a number of years.
Micro Harmonic Drive - the
world's smallest backlash-free precision gearbox .
The Harmonic Drive gear provides a unique combination of
precision, torque capacity and power density. These features
have made it the preferred solution in a wide range of machines
and devices. However, a new market is emerging for ever smaller
gears and actuators, for a new generation of compact, lightweight
machines and portable devices that can be manufactured with a
minimal use of material and can operate precisely, quickly and
efficiently.
Key requirements for innovative microactuators used in
positioning applications are not only miniature dimensions and
low weight, but above all precise and backlash-free positioning
capability.
By combining new microtechnological manufacturing techniques
with the unique Harmonic Drive operating principle, a new
standard has been set with respect to positioning accuracy, high
torque capacity, high reduction ratios, compact dimensions and
low weight.
The basic components of the transmission system flat type are
wave generator and three gears - flexspline, circular spline and
dynamic spline (Fig. 4).
The Wave Generator deflects the elastically deformable
Flexspline elliptically across the major axis. Due to that the teeth
of the Flexspline engage simultaneously with the two ring gears -
Circular Spline and Dynamic Spline - in two zones at either end
of the major elliptical axis. Across the minor axis of the
elliptically deflected Flexspline there is no tooth engagement.
When the sun wheel of the Wave Generator rotates, the zones of
tooth engagement of the Flexspline travel with the an gular
position of the planet wheels of the Wave Generator.
To enable simple integration in machines or devices
Micromotion has developed a new range of micro gearboxes.
These can be easily combined directly with common
Micromotors or can be provided with an input shaft, allowing the
motor to be mounted in parallel. An optional hollow shaft allows
a laser beam, optical fibre or air supply to be passed along the
central axis of the gearbox (Fig. 5 )
Fig. 5 Mickro Harmonic Drive - components
This solution provides the machine designer with
numerous advantages:
a)
Miniature dimensions yet zero backlash - the Harmonic
Drive gear stage is backlash-free by nature and the
elastically.
b)
Excellent repeatability for precise positioning - the zero
backlash of the Micro Harmonic Drive gear provides a
Fig. 4 Micro Harmonic Drive
Dinamic spline (Output)
Circular Spline (fixed)
Sun gear (Input)
Planetary Gear
Flexspline
Wave generator
Stainless steel housing
Pre-loaded bearings
Pre-loaded bearings
Optional hollow shoft
Input shaft
Output shaft
Mickro Harmonic drive
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