Alternating Rotary Disk Transmission for Shaftless Torque Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional transmissions often require a shaft output, but there is a need for a shaftless transmission device with alternative rotary disks suitable for various applications, such as processing particulate mixes or carbon dioxide capturing methods.
Innovation Solution
A shaftless transmission apparatus featuring alternating rotary disks with a roller housing, a drive shaft, and mounting shafts, where the rotary disks rotate in opposite directions, allowing for the integration of inserts like screens or fans, and utilizing a reversal shaft to maintain efficient torque transmission without a traditional shaft.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional transmissions use a shaft output, then torque transmission is reliable, but the device cannot be adapted for shaftless applications such as particulate processing or carbon dioxide capturing
Solution Approach 1:
The transmission device is divided into multiple independent rotary disk assemblies, each capable of rotating in alternating directions. Each assembly contains a rotary disk element with a central aperture serving as a utility chamber, allowing different inserts (screens, fans, filters) to be placed in different chambers for different applications. This segmentation enables versatility without requiring a complete redesign of the transmission structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotary disk assemblies are designed with universal mounting shafts and utility chambers that can accommodate various inserts for different applications. The same basic transmission structure can be used for particulate processing with sifting screens, carbon dioxide capturing with fans, or other applications by simply changing the inserts in the utility chambers, making the device universally adaptable.
2Adaptability or versatility
If rotary disks rotate in alternating directions, then applications like sifting and fan operation are enabled, but the torque transmission mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using complex mechanisms to make all disks rotate in the same direction, the invention inverts the approach by designing the transmission so that disks naturally rotate in alternating directions (one clockwise, the next counterclockwise). This alternating rotation pattern is achieved through the gear arrangement where adjacent gears rotate in opposite directions, simplifying the control mechanism while enabling application-specific functionality.
3Volume of moving object
If a shaftless design is used, then the device is more compact and versatile, but torque transmission efficiency may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses mounting shafts as intermediaries to transmit torque from the drive shaft to the rotary disk elements. These mounting shafts are radially distributed about the first rotary disk and connected within the roller housing, providing efficient torque transmission paths. The mounting shafts act as mediators that maintain power transmission efficiency while enabling the shaftless design with alternating rotary disks.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient torque transmission and adaptation of rotational speeds in a compact, versatile design suitable for diverse applications, including particulate processing and carbon dioxide capture, while eliminating the need for a shaft output.
Implementation Method 1
The plurality of first mounting rollers is rotatably engaged about the first rotary element
Data Source
AI summary
A transmission with alternating rotary disks contains a plurality of first rotary disk assemblies, a plurality of second rotary disk assemblies, a drive shaft, and a gearbox shell. The plurality of first rotary disk assemblies is rotatably connected to the plurality of second rotary disk assemblies, where the plurality of first rotary disk assemblies and the second plurality of disk assemblies are arranged in a specified pattern. The first rotary disk assembly contains a first rotary element that rotates in one direction when the drive shaft is subjected to torque. The second rotary disk assembly contains a second rotary element that rotates in the opposite direction, relative to the first rotary element rotation.