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US 9,285,027 B2Granted
Systems and methods for implementing bulk metallic glass-based strain wave gears and strain wave gear components
AssigneeCalifornia Institute of Technology
InventorsDouglas C. Hofmann, Brian Wilcox
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Abstract
Bulk metallic glass-based strain wave gears and strain wave gear components. In one embodiment, a strain wave gear includes: a wave generator; a flexspline that itself includes a first set of gear teeth; and a circular spline that itself includes a second set of gear teeth; where at least one of the wave generator, the flexspline, and the circular spline, includes a bulk metallic glass-based material.
Claims14
A strain wave gear comprising:
- a wave generator;
- a flexspline that itself comprises a first set of gear teeth;
- and
- a circular spline that itself comprises a second set of gear teeth;
- wherein at least one of the wave generator, the flexspline, and the circular spline, comprises a bulk metallic glass-based material having an elastic limit of greater than or equal to approximately 1%.
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