Reducer, not just a reducer
A reducer, as the name suggests, serves the purpose of reducing speed. However, many people may take the term literally and have a one-sided understanding of the reducer's function. In fact, a reducer is not just about "reducing speed." A reducer is an independent component composed of gear transmission, worm transmission, and gear-worm transmission enclosed within a rigid housing. It is typically used as a speed reduction transmission device between the prime mover and the working machine, playing a role in matching speed and transmitting torque between the prime mover and the working machine or actuator. Reducers are generally used in transmission equipment with low speed and high torque, and their basic working principle is: to convert the power from a motor or other high-speed operation through the input shaft of the reducer.
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2019-11-08 08:16
The reducer, as the name suggests, serves the purpose of reducing speed. However, many people may take the term literally and have a one-sided understanding of the reducer's function. In fact, the reducer is not just about "reducing speed." A reducer is an independent component composed of gear transmission, worm transmission, and gear-worm transmission enclosed within a rigid housing, typically used as a speed reduction transmission device between the prime mover and the working machine, playing a role in matching speed and transmitting torque between the prime mover and the working machine or actuator. Reducers are generally used in transmission equipment with low speed and high torque, and their basic working principle is: to reduce speed by engaging a smaller gear on the input shaft of the reducer with a larger gear on the output shaft, driven by a motor or other high-speed power source. Ordinary reducers also operate on the same principle to achieve the desired reduction effect, and the ratio of the number of teeth on the large and small gears is the transmission ratio.
The main functions of the reducer are as follows: ↓
1. Reduce speed while increasing output torque; the torque output ratio is based on the motor output multiplied by the reduction ratio, but it should be noted that it must not exceed the rated torque of the reducer.
2. Reducing speed also lowers the load's inertia, with the reduction in inertia being proportional to the square of the reduction ratio.
The reducer is actually a power transmission mechanism that does not generate power itself; its function is to use different gear sizes and speed converters to reduce the rotational speed of the motor to the desired speed while obtaining a larger torque. Of course, some may ask, why not directly ignore the reducer and just adjust the motor's speed? The truth is, the reducer changes the speed while obtaining a larger torque. When the motor is directly connected to the equipment, the load on the motor is very high during operation, which can cause significant damage to the motor. However, with a reducer, for example, a reducer with a reduction ratio of 100, the load on the motor during machine operation is only one percent, thus reducing the motor's wear. Additionally, if a reducer fails, only the gears need to be replaced, which is relatively low cost compared to the motor; if the motor fails, it can lead to a larger accident.
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