The parallel gears are often used for clocking of straps and chains, swinging of gripper arms, converting rotary
to horizontal movements, rotating of components, separating and sorting.
Various design options of the cam
Short switching angles possible
Parallel input and output shafts
Pendulum possible
Very high accuracy through
backlash-free motion transfer
Gentle starting and stopping
Various cam laws possible
High reliability
Directions of rotating are reversible
Inexpensive clock drives
Adjustment of the shafts without eccentric,
because of that no skew of the shafts and
low adjustment effort
No skewing of the waves and low
adjustment effort
Maintenance through oil bath lubrication
Various installation positions possible