Gearbox assembly for hobby robotics
AssigneeRobotzone, LLC
InventorsKyle Ray Lewis, Brian Thomas Pettey, Kevin Michael Meyer, Jason John Jaeger
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Abstract
A motor gearbox system includes a motor. The system further includes a mount configured to couple to the motor. The system also includes a housing configured to couple to the mount, and a coupler configured to couple to the housing, the coupler having at least one mounting feature configured to couple to a component. The system further includes a gear system operably coupled to the motor and configured to be disposed, at least in part, within a gearbox formed by the coupled mount, housing and coupler. The system includes an output shaft operably coupled to the gear system.
Claims15
A motor gearbox system comprising:
- a motor;
- a mount configured to couple to the motor;
- a housing configured to couple to the mount;
- a coupler configured to couple to the housing, the coupler having at least one mounting feature configured to couple to a component;
- a gear system operably coupled to the motor and configured to be disposed, at least in part, within a gearbox formed by the coupled mount, housing and coupler;
- and
- an output shaft operably coupled to the gear system, wherein the out rut shaft includes a first portion configured to couple to an external component and a second portion having a diameter larger than a diameter of the first portion, and wherein the second portion is configured to be coupled with a bearing to reduce friction between the output shaft and the coupler.
A gearbox assembly, comprising:
- a mount;
- a housing configured to couple to the mount;
- a coupler configured to couple to the housing;
- a gear system disposed, at least in part, within the housing and configured to couple to a motor and responsively rotate upon actuation of the motor;
- and
- wherein the coupler includes at least one threaded aperture disposed therein, the threaded aperture being configured to allow the gearbox assembly to couple to an external component.
A motor gearbox system comprising:
- a motor;
- a mount configured to couple to the motor;
- a housing configured to couple to the mount;
- a coupler configured to couple to the housing, the coupler having at least one mourning feature configured to couple to a component;
- a gear system operably coupled to the motor and configured to be disposed, at least in part, within a gearbox formed by the coupled mount, housing and coupler;
- and
- an output shaft operably coupled to the gear system, wherein the mount includes four threaded apertures configured to couple to a corresponding aperture pattern of the motor to mount the motor to the gearbox.
A gearbox assembly, comprising:
- a mount;
- a housing configured to couple to the mount;
- a coupler configured to couple to the housing;
- a gear system disposed, at least in part, within the housing and configured to couple to a motor and responsively rotate upon actuation of the motor;
- and
- wherein the coupler includes a first flat surface and a second flat surface disposed opposite the first flat surface, the first flat surface and the second flat surface being configured to couple the coupler to an external component having a corresponding flat surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.