Systems and Methods for Implementing Tailored Metallic Glass-Based Strain Wave Gears and Strain Wave Gear Components

Hofmann, Douglas C [Inventor]Wilcox, Brian H [Inventor]

关键词: FORMING TECHNIQUES;    GEAR TEETH;    METALLIC GLASSES;    STRAIN GAGES;    SPLINES;    THERMOPLASTICITY;    TORQUE;    PATENTS;    ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING;    AMORPHOUS MATERIALS;    INJECTION MOLDING;    THERMOPLASTIC RESINS;    WEIGHT (MASS);   

RP-ID  :  US-Patent-10,151,377, US-Patent-Appl-SN-15/062,902

学科分类：电子与电气工程

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement tailored metallic glass-based strain wave gears and strain wave gear components. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a flexspline of a strain wave gear includes: forming a MG-based composition into a flexspline using one of a thermoplastic forming technique and a casting technique; where the forming of the MG-based composition results in a formed MG-based material; where the formed flexspline is characterized by: a minimum thickness of greater than approximately 1 mm and a major diameter of less than approximately 4 inches.