摘要 |
A magnetic cycloid gear includes an outer gear member comprising a first plurality of magnets that provide a first number of magnetic pole pairs, wherein the outer gear member has an outer gear member axis, and an inner gear member comprising a second plurality of magnets that provide a second number of magnetic pole pairs, wherein the inner gear member has an axis that is offset from the outer gear member axis and wherein the second number of magnets differs from the first number of magnets. The gear further includes a drive mechanism operatively coupled to rotate the inner gear member as it revolves in an eccentric manner relative to the outer gear member axis, and a constraint mechanism coupled to the inner gear member to prevent it from rotating about its own axis as it revolves. The outer gear member rotates in response to the inner gear member revolving. |