Planetary Gearbox Prototype Development and Manufacturing

Abstract

Goal of this research was to develop and manufacture planetary gearbox prototype using rapid prototyping technology (additive manufacturing). Developed prototype was used to visually analyse the design of the planetary gearbox. Also, it was used to improve and innovate education of students on several courses at Mechanical Design study program at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. It is shown that low cost rapid prototyping technology can be used to manufacture prototypes of complex machines and machine elements. Prototypes manufactured using this technology have same functionality like the real one. Main limitation is the fact that they cannot sustain real world loads and stresses. This paper shows opportunities which low cost rapid prototyping technology is offering in improvement and innovation of education process at engineering schools and faculties. All complex and heavy machines can be manufactured using this type of technology and on that way more precisely presented to the students.

Planetary Gearbox Design and Development using Additive Manufacturing

“…The present research aims to design and print planetary gear trains for educational and industrial use. (22) Section 2 describes the design progress of the planetary gearbox system. Results and discussion are presented in section 3 while conclusions are presented in section 4.…”

Influential Factors in the Loading of the Axial Bearing of the Slewing Platform Drive in Hydraulic Excavators

“…The general model of the platform drive comprises: the hydrostatic part -a hydraulic pump 2.1, Fig. 1b and a hydraulic motor 2.3, connected in an open or closed hydraulic circuit, and the mechanical part -a reducer 2.4 with a gear on the output [1] shaft coupled with a toothed rim of the axial bearing 2.5. Depending on the excavator size, the concept of the slewing platform mechanism can have one or multiple identical drives, Fig.…”