Minimize machine footprint with right angle gear motors

Parallel shaft geared motors are the industry standard. However, right angle geared motors are becoming increasingly popular due to their ability to minimize the footprint of a machine, such as a conveyor. Another factor that should be considered is the type of gear used in the gear reducer. While worm gear technology is popular, its gear efficiency can vary from 50-90% depending on the gear ratio. Hypoid gear technology, on the other hand, maintains an efficiency of 80-95% regardless of the gear ratio. Higher gear efficiency allows more torque to be transferred from the motor to the load shaft, sometimes even allowing for the use of a smaller motor.

An ideal application example is shown below, where a parallel shaft gear motor is mounted on the side of a belt conveyor. Note how the motor and reducer protrude from the conveyor. This increases the footprint of the machine and can pose safety issues. In addition, the installation requires additional components such as couplings and mounting plates.

Challenge: Improve efficiency and minimize equipment footprint

Conventional Equipment: An AC induction motor is mounted on a conveyor with a parallel shaft reducer and coupling mechanism. A variable frequency drive (VFD) is typically used for speed control (not shown).

Problems with traditional equipment:

The motor and transfer mechanism that protruded out the side of the conveyor took up more space than it should have. As a result, it was difficult to add more conveyors side by side.

The number of parts and man-hours required to install the motor on the equipment are excessive.

Parallel shaft gearmotors typically use helical or spur gears, which are less efficient in transmitting torque than hypoid gears.

Solution: BMU series brushless motor + JH reducer + AC input driver

Reduce motor protrusion on side conveyors with compact high power (right angle hypoid type) . The efficient JH type reducer also requires fewer parts to mount to the conveyor (surface mount or use torque arm). Since both brushless motors and JH reducers are more efficient than AC motors and parallel shaft reducers, motor size and power consumption can also be reduced. For easier replacement of AC motors and inverters (VFD), we offer for our brushless motors. The easy-to-install BMU series also improves operational efficiency by reducing man-hours.

Advantages of BMU series:

JH right angle hypoid gearboxes offer high rigidity, torque and efficiency

Reduced motor protrusion

The motor size is also reduced

Surface mount (left) / torque arm (top)

Fewer parts to install

The result: Fewer parts and less work time

Parallel shaft geared motors are the industry standard. However, right angle geared motors are becoming increasingly popular due to their ability to minimize the footprint of a machine, such as a conveyor. Another factor that should be considered is the type of gear used in the gear reducer. While worm gear technology is popular, its gear efficiency can vary from 50-90% depending on the gear ratio. Hypoid gear technology, on the other hand, maintains an efficiency of 80-95% regardless of the gear ratio. Higher gear efficiency allows more torque to be transferred from the motor to the load shaft, sometimes even allowing for the use of a smaller motor.

An ideal application example is shown below, where a parallel shaft gear motor is mounted on the side of a belt conveyor. Note how the motor and reducer protrude from the conveyor. This increases the footprint of the machine and can pose safety issues. In addition, the installation requires additional components such as couplings and mounting plates.

Challenge: Improve efficiency and minimize equipment footprint

Conventional Equipment: An AC induction motor is mounted on a conveyor with a parallel shaft reducer and coupling mechanism. A variable frequency drive (VFD) is typically used for speed control (not shown).

Problems with traditional equipment:

The motor and transfer mechanism that protruded out the side of the conveyor took up more space than it should have. As a result, it was difficult to add more conveyors side by side.

The number of parts and man-hours required to install the motor on the equipment are excessive.

Parallel shaft gearmotors typically use helical or spur gears, which are less efficient in transmitting torque than hypoid gears.

Solution: BMU series brushless motor + JH reducer + AC input driver

Reduce motor protrusion on side conveyors with compact high power (right angle hypoid type) . The efficient JH type reducer also requires fewer parts to mount to the conveyor (surface mount or use torque arm). Since both brushless motors and JH reducers are more efficient than AC motors and parallel shaft reducers, motor size and power consumption can also be reduced. For easier replacement of AC motors and inverters (VFD), we offer for our brushless motors. The easy-to-install BMU series also improves operational efficiency by reducing man-hours.

Advantages of BMU series:

JH right angle hypoid gearboxes offer high rigidity, torque and efficiency

Reduced motor protrusion

The motor size is also reduced

Surface mount (left) / torque arm (top)

Fewer parts to install

The result: Fewer parts and less work time