A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DISTRIBUTION OF LOADS IN ROLLING PAIRS IN CYCLOIDAL PLANETARY GEAR
The power transmission system in the cycloidal planetary gear is created by a serial connection of three rolling pairs: central cylindrical roller bearings, a set of rolling pins in the straight-line mechanism, and cycloidal meshing. The paper presents the numerical method for determining the distribution of forces acting on each rolling pair of this gear. Unlike analytical methods, numerical methods allow one to find that distribution in corrected meshing. Geometrical dimensions used in the equations of balance for the planetary gear transmission Palmgren`s dependences for the deformation line contact were used to calculate forces between co-operating elements. Once the distribution of load is known, one can predict the fatigue life of Cyclo’s gears in rolling pairs. The fatigue of rolling pairs is a very good criterion to optimize geometrical parameters of the power transmission system.