System of Hobs Unification for Gear-Wheel Cutting of Worm-Type Gears

Author(s):  
Veniamin I. Goldfarb ◽  
Eugene S. Trubachov ◽  
Stepan V. Lunin

Unlike spur and helical gears, manufacturing of worm gears typically requires unique hob cutters for each design. The proposed method allows using the same hob cutter for different designs. The method is supported by tooth-cutting and tooth-contact simulation software. It has been applied to worm, worm face and high ratio hypoid gears. Using the method during design stage provides digital optimization of the tooth contact and prediction of allowable misalignments. The authors are presenting practical methodology and examples of using the software. In practice the proposed method can be described in simple words: Never buy a new worm hob cutter again if you already have a set of unified cutters and the software. Small and middle size companies will gain the most economical advantage if to use the proposed method and software. Larger companies can also benefit from the method by significant reduction of the product development time.

2000 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Gosselin ◽  
Thierry Guertin ◽  
Didier Remond ◽  
Yves Jean

The Transmission Error and Bearing Pattern of a gear set are fundamental aspects of its meshing behavior. To assess the validity of gear simulation models, the Transmission Error and Bearing Pattern of a Formate Hypoid gear set are measured under a variety of operating positions and applied loads. Measurement data are compared to simulation results of Tooth Contact Analysis and Loaded Tooth Contact Analysis models, and show excellent agreement for the considered test gear set. [S1050-0472(00)00901-6]


2004 ◽  
Vol 127 (4) ◽  
pp. 646-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilmos Simon

A method for the determination of optimal tooth modifications in hypoid gears based on improved load distribution and reduced transmission errors is presented. The modifications are introduced into the pinion tooth surface by using a cutter with bicircular profile and optimal diameter. In the optimization of tool parameters the influence of shaft misalignments of the mating members is included. As the result of these modifications a point contact of the meshed teeth surfaces appears instead of line contact; the hypoid gear pair becomes mismatched. By using the method presented in (Simon, V., 2000, “Load Distribution in Hypoid Gears,” ASME J. Mech. Des., 122, pp. 529–535) the influence of tooth modifications introduced on tooth contact and transmission errors is investigated. Based on the results that was obtained the radii and position of circular tool profile arcs and the diameter of the cutter for pinion teeth generation were optimized. By applying the optimal tool parameters, the maximum tooth contact pressure is reduced by 16.22% and the angular position error of the driven gear by 178.72%, in regard to the hypoid gear pair with a pinion manufactured by a cutter of straight-sided profile and of diameter determined by the commonly used methods.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-245
Author(s):  
Sofiane Rahmouni ◽  
Rachid Smail

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to achieve the national strategic agenda’s criteria that aim for accomplishing sustainable buildings by estimating the effects of energy efficiency measures in order to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emission. Design/methodology/approach A design approach has been developed based on simulation software and a modeled building. Therefore, a typical office building is considered for testing five efficiency measures in three climatic conditions in Algeria. This approach is conducted in two phases: first, the analysis of each measure’s effect is independently carried out in terms of cooling energy and heating energy intensities. Then, a combination of optimal measures for each climate zone is measured in terms of three sustainable indicators: final energy consumption, energy cost saving and CO2 emission. Findings The results reveal that a combination of optimal measures has a substantial impact on building energy saving and CO2 emission. This saving can rise to 41 and 31 percent in a hot and cold climate, respectively. Furthermore, it is concluded that obtaining higher building performance, different design alternatives should be adapted to the climate proprieties and the local construction materials must be applied. Originality/value This study is considered as an opportunity for achieving the national strategy, as it may contribute in improving office building performance and demonstrating a suitable tool to assist stakeholders in the decision making of most important parameters in the design stage for new or retrofit buildings.


2012 ◽  
Vol 215-216 ◽  
pp. 917-920
Author(s):  
Rong Fan ◽  
Chao Sheng Song ◽  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Wen Ji Liu

Dynamic modeling of beveloid gears is less developed than that of spur gears, helical gears and hypoid gears because of their complicated meshing mechanism and 3-dimsional dynamic coupling. In this study, a nonlinear systematic coupled vibration model is created considering the time-varying mesh stiffness, time-varying transmission error, time-varying rotational radius and time-varying friction coefficient. Numerical integration applying the explicite Runge-Kutta formula and the implicit direct integration is used to solve the nonlinear dynamic model. Also, the dynamic characteristics of the marine gear system are investigated.


Author(s):  
Vilmos V Simon

A new method is presented for advanced manufacture of hypoid gears on numerical controlled machine tool. The tool geometry and machine tool settings are determined to introduce the optimal tooth modifications into the teeth of hypoid gears. The goal is to reduce the maximum tooth contact stresses, angular displacement error of the driven gear, and energy losses in the oil film existing between tooth surfaces. The calculation is based on the optimal variation of machine tool settings on the classical machine tool for hypoid gear manufacture. The novelty of the method is that during the machining process of teeth surfaces, the variation of machine tool settings on the cradle-type hypoid generator is conducted by polynomial functions of fifth-order. By an algorithm, this variation of machine tool settings is transferred to the numerical controlled machine tool for hypoid gear manufacture (hypoid generator). The obtained results have shown that by applying the optimal manufacture process, considerable reductions in tooth contact stresses and angular displacement errors of the driven gear, and a moderate reduction in energy losses were obtained. Therefore, by applying this new method in practice, advanced manufacture of hypoid gears on CNC hypoid generator is made possible, resulting improved operating characteristics of the hypoid gear pair.


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