What are the structural features of Planetary Gearbox?

Planetary Gearbox, also known as a planetary reduction gearbox, features multiple planetary gears rotating around a sun gear. This precise structure reduces the transmission speed ratio while increasing the motor's torque. A planetary gearbox is a transmission device consisting of planetary gears, a sun gear, and inner and outer ring gears. The planetary gears are fixed to a planetary carrier, while the sun gear is fixed to a central axis. The inner and outer ring gears surround the central axis of the reducer assembly between the planetary gears and the sun gear. Rotation of the planetary gears drives the outer ring gear, thereby transmitting power to the reducer.

Features of a Planetary Gearbox

1. High Precision: Because the planetary gears are constantly connected to the planetary carrier, planetary gear transmissions have minimal backlash and offer high precision.

2. High Efficiency: Planetary gear transmissions utilize roller-type contact, ensuring high transmission accuracy and efficiency while also reducing transmission noise and vibration.

3. Compact Structure: Compared to other transmission devices, planetary gears offer a compact structure, enabling larger reduction ratios within a smaller space. 4. Smooth Transmission: Planetary gears utilize multiple tooth points, with each tooth point operating simultaneously during transmission, ensuring smooth transmission while ensuring accurate transmission.

5. Safe and Reliable: Planetary gear transmissions employ multiple teeth between the planetary gears and the planetary carrier, resulting in more stable transmission and a longer service life.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Planetary Gearboxes

The advantages of planetary gearboxes include high load capacity, compact size, pure torque transmission, smooth operation, and the ability to coordinate multiple planetary gears, commonly known as multi-speed ratio gearboxes. Disadvantages of planetary gearboxes include their complex mechanical structure and relatively high manufacturing requirements. Another disadvantage is that their efficiency decreases significantly with increasing transmission ratios, but this characteristic is particularly useful for gear reduction.

Applications of Planetary Gearboxes

Planetary gearboxes have a wide range of applications. Initially used in conjunction with electric motors, in addition to micro reduction motors, they are also used in the sunshade industry, office automation, smart home, production automation, medical equipment, financial machinery, and game consoles. Applications include automatic curtains, smart toilets, lift systems, banknote counters, advertising light boxes, and many other industries. Raydafon has a variety of specifications and models of Planetary Gearboxes, welcome to purchase.

Below is a table of common planetary gearbox specifications for your reference.