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01 Compound Planetary Speed Reducer2
01 Compound Planetary Speed Reducer2
-A compound
It should be noticed that the equations for both Q and E are negative; hence their quotient is
positive, which means that the driven shaft E runs in the same direction as the driver Q. If the
positions of gears L and M are reversed, the same ratio is obtained, but with a negative sign, as will
be found by working out the example as in the first case.
The effect obtained by making P in two pieces, with 31
teeth for the lower half to match the 81-tooth gear M, and
32 teeth in the upper half to match L with 80 teeth, will
be to greatly reduce the ratio. Working out this example
by the same method as was used for the first example shows
the ratio to be 121.5 to l.
The general construction of the speed reducer is shown
quite clearly in the illustration. The low-speed shaft E
runs in a bronze-bushed bearing, and the drive can be taken
off to one side-that is, with a chain or gearing, if necessary.
The high-speed shaft Q, in this case, was designed
to be coupled directly to a motor. If it were necessary to