Factors Affecting Transmission Error in Helical Synchronous Belt With Error on Belt Side Face Under Bidirectional Operation

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Kagotani ◽  
Hiroyuki Ueda
Keyword(s):  
Static Condition ◽  
Axial Direction ◽  
Helix Angle ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Alignment Error ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Belt Drives ◽  
Pitch Difference ◽  
Side Face

Helical synchronous belt drives are effective for reducing the noise and transmission error per single pitch of a pulley, as compared with conventional synchronous belt drives. However, the helix angle of the tooth trace causes axial belt movement. When the belt comes into contact with the pulley flange or moves away from the pulley flange due to bidirectional operation, the accuracy of finishing on the belt side face affects the transmission error. In addition, various factors, such as the transmitted torque, installation tension, pitch difference between the belt and the pulley, and alignment error between the driving and driven pulleys in the axial direction, are considered to affect the behavior of the transmission error. In the present study, the influence of various factors on the transmission error in a helical synchronous belt with the error on the belt side face was investigated. Specifically, the case in which a flanged pulley is rotated in bidirectional operation under the quasi-static condition and transmitted torque was examined. The transmission error in bidirectional operation considering the error on the belt side face increased with an increase in the transmitted torque, but was reduced when the installation tension was set to be high and when the pitch difference on the driving side was smaller than that on the driven side. In addition, the accuracy of rotation transmission improved when the alignment between the pulleys in the axial direction was set so that the belt on the driving side came into contact with the pulley flange earlier than the belt on the driven side.

Factors Affecting Transmission Error in Helical Synchronous Belt With Error on Belt Side Face Under Bidirectional Operation

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Kagotani ◽  
Hiroyuki Ueda
Keyword(s):  
Static Condition ◽  
Axial Direction ◽  
Helix Angle ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Alignment Error ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Belt Drives ◽  
Pitch Difference ◽  
Side Face

Helical synchronous belt drives are effective for reducing the noise and transmission error per single pitch of a pulley in comparison with conventional synchronous belt drives. However, the helix angle of the tooth trace causes axial belt movement. When the belt comes into contact with the pulley flange or the belt moves away from the pulley flange due to bidirectional operation, the accuracy of finishing on the belt side face affects the transmission error. In addition, it is considered that various factors such as transmitted torque, installation tension, pitch difference between the belt and the pulley, and alignment error between the driving and driven pulleys in the axial direction affect the behavior of the transmission error. In the present study, the influence of various factors on the transmission error in a helical synchronous belt with the error on the belt side face was investigated. Specifically, the case in which a flanged pulley is rotated in bidirectional operation under the quasi-static condition and transmitted torque was examined. The transmission error in bidirectional operation considering the error on the belt side face increased with the increase in transmitted torque, but was reduced when the installation tension was set to be high and when the pitch difference on the driving side was smaller than that on the driven side. In addition, the accuracy of rotation transmission improved when the alignment between the pulleys in the axial direction was set so that the belt on the driving side came into contact earlier with the pulley flange than did the belt on the driven side.

Transmission Error in Helical Synchronous Belt Drives in Bidirectional Operation Under No Transmitted Load (Influence of Pulley Flanges)

2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (5) ◽  
pp. 881-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Kagotani ◽  
Kenichi Makita ◽  
Hiroyuki Ueda ◽  
Tomio Koyama
Keyword(s):  
Axial Direction ◽  
Helix Angle ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Belt Drive ◽  
Alignment Error ◽  
Belt Drives ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Case Transmission ◽  
Synchronous Belt Drive ◽  
Outside Diameter

Helical synchronous belt drives are more effective than conventional synchronous belt drives with respect to reducing noise and transmission error per single pitch of the pulley. However, the helix angle of the tooth trace causes axial belt movement. Therefore, flanged pulleys are used in a helical synchronous belt drive, in order to prevent the belt from running off the pulley. In the present study, the transmission error in a helical synchronous belt drive using flanged pulleys under no transmitted load was investigated both theoretically and experimentally for the case where the pulley was rotated in bidirectional operation. The computed transmission error agrees well with the experimental results, thereby confirming the applicability of the proposed theoretical analysis for transmission error. In this case, transmission error is found to be generated by the difference in axial belt movement between the driving and driven sides, and by a change in the state of contact between the belt and pulley teeth flanks. The transmission error is reduced when the installation tension is set higher than the tension that causes a change in contact direction between the tooth flanks. In addition, transmission error does not occur when the driving and driven pulleys are of equal outside diameter and have no alignment error between the driving and driven pulleys in the axial direction.

Transmission Error in Helical Synchronous Belt Drives in Bidirectional Operation: Influence of Pulley Flange Under No Load

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Kagotani ◽  
Kenichi Makita ◽  
Hiroyuki Ueda ◽  
Tomio Koyama
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Helix Angle ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Belt Drive ◽  
Alignment Error ◽  
Belt Drives ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Case Transmission ◽  
Synchronous Belt Drive ◽  
Outside Diameter

Helical synchronous belt drives are more effective than conventional synchronous belt drives with respect to reducing noise and transmission error per single pitch of the pulley. However, the helix angle of the tooth trace causes axial belt movement. Therefore, a flanged pulley is used in a helical synchronous belt drive. In the present study, the transmission error in a helical synchronous belt drive using a flanged pulley under installation tension was investigated both theoretically and experimentally for the case where the pulley was rotated in bidirectional operation. The computed transmission error agrees well with the experimental results, thereby confirming the applicability of the proposed theoretical analysis for transmission error. In this case, transmission error is found to be generated by the difference in axial belt movement between the driving and driven sides, and by a change in the state of contact between the belt and pulley teeth flanks. The transmission error is reduced when the installation tension is set higher than the tension that causes a change in contact direction between the tooth flanks. In addition, transmission error does not occur when the driving and driven pulleys are of equal outside diameter and have no pulley alignment error.

Theoretical Analysis of Transmission Error in Helical Synchronous Belt With Error on Belt Side Face Under Bidirectional Operation

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Kagotani ◽  
Hiroyuki Ueda
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Helix Angle ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Belt Drive ◽  
Belt Drives ◽  
Axial Movement ◽  
Side Face ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Synchronous Belt Drive

Synchronous belt drives are occasionally required to transmit rotation accurately and are often employed in bidirectional operation. For transmission error per single pitch of the pulley, a helical synchronous belt with a helix angle of the tooth trace is effective. However, this belt causes axial movement because of the axial belt tooth load. When the belt comes into contact with the pulley flange or the belt moves away from the pulley flange due to bidirectional operation, the accuracy of finishing on the belt side face affects the transmission error. In the present study, the transmission error considering the error on the belt side face in a helical synchronous belt drive that uses flanged pulleys under the quasistatic condition and transmitted torque was investigated theoretically and experimentally for the case in which the pulley was rotated in bidirectional operation. The calculated transmission error coincided well with the experimentally obtained transmission error. Under forward rotation, the transmission error having a period of one rotation of the belt is caused by the error on the belt side face when the belt comes into contact with the pulley flange. Under reverse rotation, the transmission error is generated by a change in the belt tension due to the application of a transmitted torque and by the difference in axial belt movements between the driving and driven sides when the belt moves away from the pulley flange.

Transmission Error in Helical Timing Belt Drives (Case of a Period of Pulley Pitch)

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Kagotani ◽  
Hiroyuki Ueda ◽  
Tomio Koyama
Keyword(s):  
Helix Angle ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Face Advance ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Belt Drives ◽  
Noise Characteristics ◽  
Synchronous Rotation ◽  
Timing Belt ◽  
Belt Width ◽  
Static Conditions

Helical timing belts have been developed in order to reduce the noise that occurs when conventional timing belts are driven. Helical timing belts are characterized by synchronous rotation. Although several studies have been performed to clarify the noise characteristics and belt life of helical timing belts, the transmission error of these belts remains unclear. In the present study, the transmission error having a period of one pitch of the pulley was investigated both theoretically and experimentally for helical timing belt drives. Experimental conditions were such that the transmission force acts on the helical timing belts under quasi-static conditions and the belt incurs belt climbing at the beginning of meshing and at the end of meshing. Experimental results obtained for the transmission error agreed closely with the computed results. The computed results revealed that helical timing belts can be analyzed as a set of very narrow belts for which the helix angle is zero. The transmission error was found to decrease when the helix angle or the belt width increase within a range defined such that the face advance is less than one belt pitch. In addition, there exists an appropriate installation tension that reduces the transmission error.

1215 Influence of Error in Belt Side Face on Transmission Error in Helical Synchronous Belt Drives

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007.82 (0) ◽  
pp. _12-13_
Author(s):  
Satoru UE ◽  
Masanori KAGOTANI ◽  
Hiroyuki UEDA ◽  
Tomio KOYAMA
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Error ◽  
Belt Drives ◽  
Side Face

scholarly journals Transmission error in offset toothed double helical synchronous belt drives (in quasi-static condition)

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. JAMDSM0090-JAMDSM0090
Author(s):  
Jianhua GUO ◽  
Lai WEI ◽  
ZhenZhen HU ◽  
Rui FAN ◽  
QingMing HU
Keyword(s):  
Static Condition ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Belt Drives

Transmission Error in Helical Timing Belt Drives: Case of a Period of Pulley Pitch

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Kagotani ◽  
Hiroyuki Ueda ◽  
Tomio Koyama
Keyword(s):  
Helix Angle ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Face Advance ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Belt Drives ◽  
Noise Characteristics ◽  
Synchronous Rotation ◽  
Timing Belt ◽  
Belt Width ◽  
Static Conditions

Abstract Helical timing belts have been developed in order to reduce the noise that occurs when conventional timing belts are driven. Helical timing belts are characterized by synchronous rotation. Although several studies have been performed to clarify the noise characteristics and belt life of helical timing belts, the transmission error of these belts remains unclear. In the present study, the transmission error having a period of one pitch of the pulley was investigated both theoretically and experimentally for helical timing belt drives. Experimental conditions were such that the transmission force acts on the helical timing belts under quasi-static conditions and the belt incurs belt climbing at the beginning of meshing and at the end of meshing. Experimental results obtained for the transmission error agreed closely with the computed results. The computed results revealed that helical timing belts can be analyzed as a set of very narrow belts for which the helix angle is zero. The transmission error was found to decrease when the helix angle or the belt width increases within a range defined such that the face advance is less than one belt pitch. In addition, there exists an appropriate installation tension that reduces the transmission error.

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