Orbiting Gear Centres
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ORBITING CENTRE:
Orbiting Gear-Pairs offer interesting design options.
| • | One Gear-Pair |
Designs include:
| o | Gears with Four-Bars |
| o | Gears with Five-Bars |
| o | Epitrochoid Curves |
| o | Hypotrochoid Curves |
| o | Peritriches Curves |
| o | Lobe-Pumps |
| o | Cycloidal Gear Reducers |
| • | Two or more Gear-Pairs |
Designs include:
| o | Planetary Gear Sets |
| o | Differential Planetary Gear Sets |
Arrangements of a Gear-Pair with an Orbiting (Epicyclic) Gear Centre
Orbiting Gear Centres External Gear 1 < Gear 2 |
Orbiting Gear Centres External Gear 1 > Gear 2 |
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Orbiting Gear Centres Internal Gear 1 < Gear 2 |
Orbiting Gear Centres Internal Gear 1 > Gear 2 |
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