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Generating Cradle

Assembly

Large rotating cradle that carries the cutter and represents one tooth of the imaginary generating crown gear, the heart of the Gleason generating principle. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Generating Cradle parts and their functions

8 top-level parts · 31 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Generating Cradle parts diagram: 1 cradle ring, 2 cradle slewing bearing, 3 eccentric cutter mount, 4 cradle roll drive, 5 generating roll cam, 6 servo motor, 7 encoder, 8 helical gear pair. 31 parts in 8 top-level items.
Generating Cradle parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Cradle Ring 1× Cradle ring casting
2 Cradle Slewing Bearing 1× Cradle slewing bearing
3 Eccentric Cutter Mount 1× Eccentric cutter mount
4 Cradle Roll Drive 1× Cradle roll drive
5 Generating Roll Cam 1× Generating roll cam
6 Servo Motor 4 parts 1× Cradle axis servo
7 Encoder 1× Cradle position encoder
8 Helical Gear Pair 1× Cradle reduction gearing

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Bill of materials for Generating Cradle

8 top-level lines · 19 rows shown · 31 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Cradle Ring bevel-gear-generator-cradle-ring 1× 1 · part
2 Cradle Slewing Bearing bevel-gear-generator-cradle-bearing 1× 1 · part
3 Eccentric Cutter Mount bevel-gear-generator-eccentric 1× 1 · part
4 Cradle Roll Drive bevel-gear-generator-cradle-drive 1× 1 · part
5 Generating Roll Cam bevel-gear-generator-roll-cam 1× 1 · part
6 Servo Motor 4 parts servo-motor 1× 1 24 assembly
6.1 Stator Assembly 3 parts stator-assembly 1× 1 3 assembly
6.1.1 Stator Core (laminations) stator-core 1× 1 · part
6.1.2 Copper Winding copper-winding 1× 1 · part
6.1.3 Slot Insulation stator-insulation 1× 1 · part
6.2 Rotor Assembly 4 parts rotor-assembly 1× 1 19 assembly
6.2.1 Rotor Shaft rotor-shaft 1× 1 · part
6.2.2 Rotor Core rotor-core 1× 1 · part
6.2.3 Neodymium Magnet neodymium-magnet 16× 16 · part
6.2.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 1× 1 · part
6.3 Encoder encoder 1× 1 · part
6.4 Motor Housing motor-housing 1× 1 · part
7 Encoder encoder 1× 1 · part
8 Helical Gear Pair gear-pair 1× 1 · part

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Where the generating cradle is used

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Used in 1 assembly

Bevel Gear Generator

Sourcing: possible vendors

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VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇨🇳Foxconn
foxconn.com ↗ 		Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore)
flex.com ↗ 		Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies
dixoninfo.com ↗ 		Noida, IN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics
bydelectronic.com ↗ 		Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp
venture.com.sg ↗ 		Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks