PURE ROLLING CYCLOIDS WITH VARIABLE EFFECTIVE DIAMETER ROLLERS

摘要

To provide systems and apparatuses associated with pure rolling cycloids with variable effective diameter rollers.SOLUTION: An apparatus includes: a first ring 200 having an open annular space and a series of variable-width cutouts disposed on an interior peripheral surface of the first ring; a second ring 208 rotatable within the open annular space of the first ring, the second ring having a respective series of variable-width cutouts disposed on an exterior peripheral surface of the second ring; and a plurality of rollers A-E disposed between, and configured to roll on, the interior peripheral surface of the first ring and the exterior peripheral surface of the second ring and rotatable therebetween.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2D