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Features and Configurations

Hollow shaft structure
  • Cables and other lines can pass through the reduction gear
  • Allows space saving design
INTEGRATED ANGULAR BALL BEARINGS
  • Increases reliabilty
  • Reduces overall cost
  • Built-in angular ball bearing construction improves ability to support external loads, increases moment rigidity and maximum allowable moment.
  • Reduces the number of components required.
  • Simplifies installation and maintenance.
2 STAGE REDUCTION
  • Reduces vibration
  • Reduces inertia(GD2)
  • Low speed rotation of the RV gear reduces vibration.
  • Reduced size of the motor coupling part (input gear) lowers intertia.
ALL MAIN ELEMENTS ARE SUPPORTED FROM BOTH SIDES
  • Higher torsional stiffness
  • Less vibration
  • High shock load capability (5 times rated torque)
  • Crankshafts are supported on both sides of the reduction gear as shown below.
ROLLING CONTACT ELEMENTS
  • Excellent starting efficiency
  • Low wear and longer life
  • Low backlash (Less than 1 arc. min.)
  • Use of roller bearings throughout.
PIN & GEAR STRUCTURE
  • Very low backlash (Less than 1 arc. min.)
  • Higher shock load capability (5 times rated torque)
  • Synchromeshing of many precision ground gear teeth and pins.

Principle of Operation

The RV-C is a 2-stage reduction gear.


  • An input gear engages with and rotates a center gear which then engages and rotates
    spur gears that are coupled to crankshafts. Several overall gear ratios can be provided
    by selecting various first stage ratios.

  • Crankshafts driven by the spur gears cause an eccentric motion of two epicyclic gears
    called RV gears that are offset 180 degrees from one another to provide a balanced load.
  • The eccentric motion of the RV gears causes engagement of the cycloidal shaped gear
    teeth with cylindrically shaped pins located around the inside edge of the case.
  • In the course of one revolution of the crankshafts the teeth of the RV gear move the
    distance of one pin in the opposite direction of the rotating cranks. The motion of the
    RV gear is such that the teeth remain in close contact with the pins and many teeth
    share the load simultaneously.
  • The output can be either the shaft or the case. If the case is fixed, the shaft is the
    output. If the shaft is fixed, the case is the output.

Model Code

Product identification for ordering purpose.

Rating Table

■ Output speed 5-25

Output speed(r/min) 5 10 15 20 25
Model

Speed
ratio of a
discrete
reduction
gear
(R1

Output
torque

In-lb
(Nm)

Input
capacity

kW

Output
torque

In-lb
(Nm)

Input
capacity

kW

Output
torque

In-lb
(Nm)

Input
capacity

kW

Output
torque

In-lb
(Nm)

Input
capacity

kW

Output
torque

In-lb
(Nm)

Input
capacity

kW

RV-10C 27 1,204
(136)
0.09 983
(111)
0.16 868
(98)
0.21 797
(90)
0.25 744
(84)
0.29
RV-27C 36.57
(1,390/38)
3,259
(368)
0.26 2,648
(299)
0.42 2,347
(265)
0.55 2,152
(243)
0.68 2,010
(227)
0.79
RV-50C 32.54
(1,985/61)
6,031
(681)
0.48 4,907
(554)
0.77 4,340
(490)
1.03 3,985
(450)
1.26 3,720
(420)
1.47
RV-100C 36.75 12,063
(1,362)
0.95 9,804
(1,107)
1.55 8,679
(980)
2.05 7,962
(899)
2.51 7,448
(841)
2.94
RV-200C 34.86
(1,499/43)
24,125
(2,724)
1.90 19,617
(2,215)
3.09 17,368
(1,961)
4.11 15,968
(1,803)
5.04 14,932
(1,686)
5.88
RV-320C 35.61
(2,778/78)
38,624
(4,361)
3.04 31,335
(3,538)
4.94 27,774
(3,136)
6.57 25,516
(2,881)
8.05 23,824
(2,690)
9.41
RV-500C 37.34 60,322
(6,811)
4.75 49,039
(5,537)
7.73 43,397
(4,900)
10.26 39,837
(4,498)
12.56    

■ Output speed 30-60,Moment rigidity Typical Value etc.

Output speed(r/min) 30 40 50 60

Moment
rigidity
Typical Value

In-lb/arc.min.
(Nm/
arc.min.)

Allowable
moment

In-lb
(Nm)

Momen
tary
max.
allowable
moment
(Shock
load)

In-lb
(Nm)

Allow
able
max.
output
speed
(Conti
nuous)

r/min

Model

Output
torque

In-lb
(Nm)

Input
capacity

kW

Output
torque

In-lb
(Nm)

Input
capacity

kW

Output
torque

In-lb
(Nm)

Input
capacity

kW

Output
torque

In-lb
(Nm)

Input
capacity

kW

RV-10C 709
(80)
0.34 647
(73)
0.41 602
(68)
0.47 576
(65)
0.54 3,726
(421)
6,076
(686)
12,151
(1,372)
80
RV-27C 1,904
(215)
0.90 1,745
(197)
1.10 1,630
(184)
1.29 1,541
(174)
1.46 9,452
(1,068)
8,679
(980)
17,359
(1,960)
60
RV-50C 3,525
(398)
1.67 3,242
(366)
2.04 3,020
(341)
2.38     17,346
(1,960)
15,623
(1,764)
31,246
(3,528)
50
RV-100C 7,050
(796)
3.33 6,465
(730)
4.08         24,895
(2,813)
21,699
(2,450)
43,397
(4,900)
40
RV-200C 14,144
(1,597)
6.69             86,730
(9,800)
78,115
(8,820)
156,230
(17,640)
30
RV-320C                 112,830
(12,740)
182,269
(20,580)
347,179
(39,200)
25
RV-500C                 216,990
(24,500)
303,781
(34,300)
694,358
(78,400)
20

■ Other(Allowable acceleration/ deceleration torque,Momentary max.allowable torque etc.)

Model

Allowable
acceleration/
deceleration
torque

In-lb
(Nm)

Momentary
max.
allowable
torque
(E-stop)

In-lb
(Nm)

Lost
motion

MAX.
arc.min.

Torsional
rigidity
(Stiffness)
Typical
Value

In-lb/
arc.min.
(Nm/
arc.min.)

I(=GD2/4)
Inertia
of
reduction
gear unit

Kg-m2

I(=GD2/4)
Inertia
of
center
gear

Kg-m2

Weight

lb(kg)

RV-10C 2,170(245) 4,340(490) 1 416(47) 1.34×10-5 0.678×10-3 10.1(4.6)
RV-27C 5,863(662) 11,717(1,323) 1 1,302(147) 0.628×10-4 0.563×10-3 18.7(8.5)
RV-50C 10,849(1,225) Bolt
joint
21,699(2,450)
1 2,258(255) 1.82×10-4 0.363×10-2 33.1(15)
Through
-bolt
joint
17,359(1,960)
RV-100C 21,699(2,450) Bolt
joint
43,397(4,900)
1 4,517(510) 0.47×10-3 0.953×10-2 43.0(19.5)
Through
-bolt
joint
30,378(3,430)
RV-200C 43,397(4,900) Bolt
joint
86,795(9,800)
1 8,679(980) 0.995×10-3 1.94×10-2 125.7(57)
Through
-bolt
joint
65,096(7,350)
RV-320C 69,436(7,840) 138,872(15,680) 1 17,359(1,960) 0.68×10-2 0.405×10-1 176.4(80)
RV-500C 108,493(12,250) 216,987(24,500) 1 30,378(3,430) 0.98×10-2 352.7(160)
Note : 
  • 1. The overall speed ration is calculated with the formula in page 56.
  • 2. Set maximum input shaft speed to a value equal to or lower than the value of maximum allowable output speed multiplied
       by the overall speed ratio for each type.
  • 3. The input capacity (KW) in the above table is determined by the efficiency of these reduction gears.
  • 4. The output torque (In-lb) is so determined that the service life may be maintained constant for any output revolutions.
  • 5. The rated torque is a torque at an output speed of 15 r/min, which is used as a basis for service life calculations.
       (Refer to the rated service life, page 61.)
  • 6. The value is a value for a discrete reduction gear, and the for center and input gears is not included.
       Therefore, refer to the following equation regarding the converted to motor shaft.
       
  • 7. If a higher speed than the above allowable maximum output speed is required, contact Nabtesco for further information.
  • 8. The output revolution is for forward-reverse changeover applications and not applicable for continuous rotation in a single direction.
       Contact Nabtesco when using the reduction gear for continuous single-direction rotation.