06-02-2020 дата публикации
Номер: US20200040981A1
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A multiple contact-point flexible bearing applicable to harmonic drive has three contact-point flexible ball bearing, four contact-point flexible ball bearing and line contact flexible roller bearing. Single rolling element has two or two more contact points with the outer ring raceway, i.e. outer ring—flexspline interference fit component. Deformation accuracy of outer ring—flexspline interference fit component and teeth meshing accuracy of flexible and rigid wheels are improved so unnecessary additional deformation is reduced and even avoided. Contact stress between rolling element and raceway is reduced. Slip of rolling element is controlled. Quality and technical advantages such as bearing assembly conditions and lubrication conditions in operation are enhanced. Eventually, operating accuracy and service life of the flexible bearing, flexspline even the whole harmonic drive are improved, which means a lot in practical engineering. 1. A multiple contact-point flexible bearing applicable to a harmonic drive , comprising an outer ring having thin wall thickness , an inner ring having thin wall thickness , a rolling element embedded in raceways between the outer ring and the inner ring , and a cage used to separate each the rolling element in a circumferential direction uniformly;wherein, two contact points or line contact is provided between the rolling element and the raceway of the outer ring so as to reduce or avoid additional bending deformation in a width direction of the outer ring and/or additional distortion deformation in a circumferential direction of the outer ring when the outer ring having thin wall thickness generates predetermined radial deformation under a contact force that the rolling element applied to the outer ring.2. The flexible bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the raceway of the outer ring is a peach-shaped or elliptical arc groove raceway claim 1 , the raceway of the inner ring is a single circular arc groove raceway claim 1 , the ...
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