What Is A Gearbox?
A gearbox uses mechanical advantage to increase output torque and reduce RPM. The motor’s shaft is feed into the gearbox and through a series of internal gearing provides the torque and speed conversion. Our gearboxes are available in a variety of sizes and gear ratios to meet a wide range of torque requirements. The basic design is a spur gearbox with gear wheels in metal, plastic and combinations of the two materials. A particular feature is the availability of freewheels and slipping clutches.
Gearbox Basics
| Saia motors gearboxes are available in a variety of sizes to meet a wide range of torque requirements. Ratios from 4 1/6 to 6.048.000 are available. The basic design is a spur gearbox with gear wheels in metal, plastics and combinations of the two materials. A particular feature is the availability of freewheels and slipping clutches.
The gearboxes are turned by the motor, energy flow is from input to output shaft. That means, they are not allowed to be driven by the output shaft (for instance turning manually). This can lead to damage of some internal components! |
