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Planetary gear reducers, also called gearboxes, planetary reducer, planetary gears, planetary gearboxes, reduction gear, and planetary gear reducers. A planetary gearbox is a type of speed reducer. A combination of servo motor and planetary gearbox is part of the standard configuration now. What is a planetary gear reducer and how does it work? This article will discuss about more about planetary gearboxes.

What is a planetary gear reducer?

Planetary gear reducers are compact components that increase the transmission of torque in various applications. The planetary gearboxes increase the transmission of high torque levels while reducing the required motor power.

A planetary gear is a type of spur gear. In planetary gears (also known as epicyclic gearing), a center gear, called a sun gear, serves as the input and driver of the planetary gear. Three or more “driven” planetary gears rotate around the sun gear. The feature of planetary gear is easy to convert to a different ratio by simply changing out the carrier and sun gears.

How does planetary gearbox reducer work?

A planetary gearbox is made of a central sun gear, an outer ring, a carrier, and the planetary gears. The sun gear is located at the center of the assembly and meshes with the teeth of the planet's gears. It receives the input for the gear set and is known as the main gear in a planetary gear set. Planetary gears can rotate around the sun gear. Planetary gears have one or more planet gears and control the speed of the transmission of power. However, a carrier keeps the planetary gears in their basic form and sets their gaps. It rotates with the planetary gear. Planetary gears are used in gearboxes widely, planetary gear reducers can offer the engine from basic plant devices to cutting-edge electric systems. Having several teeth to share the load also permits planetary parts to transfer high levels of torque. Large speed reduction, compact size, and high torque transmission make planetary gearboxes become a common industrial choice.

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