Based on the generation principle of traditional cycloid curves
a transforming method from cycloid curve generation to two-link equivalent mechanism is proposed
and nth-order cycloid motion is generalized using n+1 link mechanism. Then the novel fourth-order composite cycloid equation for gear driving is derived. Based on differential geometry and conjugate engagement theory
conjugate profile equation of composite cycloid tooth profile curve is deduced. The pressure angle
curvature
contact ratio and sliding ratio of the composite cycloid gear driving are discussed. The composite cycloid gears are modeled accurately
and the strength characteristic of this drive is evaluated by FEM method simultaneously. The pressure angle of reference circle is controlled by the regulation coefficient of tooth profile when the tooth height is determined. The profile curve is formed smoothly by concave and convex arcs
and the concave-convex tooth surface is engaged by line contact in driving process
resulting in high contact fatigue strength. Compared with involute gear
a superior contact ratio and an incredibly small sliding ratio are demonstrated in composite cycloid tooth profile
and greater tooth root bending strength and surface contact strength are present in finite element method. In addition
experimental gear samples are machined
and its transmission efficiencies under different operating conditions are measured with FZG gear testing machine. The testing results show that the transmission efficiencies of the composite cycloid gears in the range of 97.30% to 99.00% are positively correlated with the loading torque. Importantly
they are higher compared with the involute gears under the same operating conditions. It is concluded that the composite cycloid gears show a remarkable engineering application value.
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