EPICYCLIC GEAR UNIT

Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. has longstanding experience in the design and production of gears, and in the past 55 years, has produced a vast range of gears and gear units for rolling stock, shipbuilding and other industrial machinery, gaining worldwide renown. The company developed an epicyclic gear unit of 1650 kw capacity at 1480/10800 rpm, fully based on self-developed techniques, and conducted a series of high-speed load tests in November 1972, obtaining excellent results, this report gives an outline of the construction, describes the features of the unit, and presents the summary of experimental results.

• Corporate Authors:

  Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited

  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Nishio, A
  • Motoki, H
• Publication Date: 1973-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 97-103
• Serial:
  • Sumitomo Search
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Epicyclic gears; Gears; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Gear design
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00136350
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 1976 12:00AM