Modular Dentate Transmission Structure for Flexible Gear Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional transmission structures for gears lack modularity, flexibility, and the ability to use different materials, limiting structural reinforcement and cost reduction opportunities.
Innovation Solution
A transmission device for a dentate structure, comprising a corpus portion and an operating member with a dentate portion, allowing flexible application and integration with various bodies through fitting portions that can be secured via material flow, expanded connection, soldering, or fastening, enabling linked motion and rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional transmission structures are used, then the transmission function is achieved, but the flexibility and modularity of application are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The transmission device is divided into separate modular components: an operating member with a dentate portion and a corpus portion. These segments can be independently designed, manufactured, and assembled, enabling flexible application to different bodies while maintaining transmission functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The operating member is designed as a universal component that can be applied to various bodies through different fitting portions. The same operating member can serve multiple transmission purposes across different applications, enhancing adaptability without increasing overall system complexity.
2Strength
If conventional transmission structures are used, then the transmission function is achieved, but the use of different materials for axles and gears is precluded, limiting structural reinforcement and cost reduction
Solution Approach 1:
Different portions of the transmission device can be made from different materials optimized for their specific functions. The operating member, corpus portion, and fitting components can each be selected from materials best suited to their mechanical requirements, enabling both structural reinforcement and cost optimization through targeted material selection.
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AI summary
A transmission device for a dentate structure includes a corpus portion and an operating member. The corpus portion is adapted to be disposed at a body. The operating member is movably fitted to the corpus portion. The operating member has a dentate portion for actuating the dentate structure while operating in conjunction with the operating member, allowing the body to enable dentate structure transmission. Alternatively, the dentate portion actuates the dentate portion of another operating member while operating in conjunction with the operating member, allowing transmission to occur between the two operating members.