The mechanism of the linear load-sensitive continuously variable transmission with the spherical driving unit

Author

Tadakuma, Kenjiro ; Tadakuma, Riichiro ; Terada, Kazuki ; Ming, Aiguo ; Shimojo, Makoto ; Higashimori, Mitsuru ; Kaneko, Makoto

fYear

2011

fDate

25-30 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

4048

Lastpage

4053

Abstract

This paper describes linear load-sensitive continuously variable transmission with the spherical driving unit. This CVT mechanism consists of spherical drive, drive axis, motor housing, fixed bracket and linear sliding plate. It changes the reduction ratio continuously by inclination angle of active rotational axis. Additionally, this linear mechanism has a load-sensitive function by changing inclination of active rotational axis in response to the load. We have developed a linear load-sensitive continuously variable transmission and confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed mechanism.

Keywords

drives; plates (structures); power transmission (mechanical); variable speed gear; CVT mechanism; active rotational axis; drive axis; fixed bracket; inclination angle; linear load-sensitive continuously variable transmission; linear sliding plate; motor housing; reduction ratio; spherical driving unit; Force; Gears; Mechanical power transmission; Prototypes; Sensors; Springs; Torque; Continuously Variable Transmission; Linear Motion; Load-Sensitive; Mechanism; Spherical Configuration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

2153-0858

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-454-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IROS.2011.6094411

Filename

6094411