Machining of an involute worm gear drive using the surface definition procedure

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 702-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vedat Savas ◽  
Cetin Ozay ◽  
Abdulkerim Yapici
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Author(s):  
I. H. Seol ◽  
Faydor L. Litvin

Abstract The worm and worm-gear tooth surfaces of existing design of Flender gear drive are in line contact at every instant and the gear drive is very sensitive to misalignment. Errors of alignment cause the shift of the bearing contact and transmission errors. The authors propose : (1) Methods for computerized simulation of meshing and contact of misaligned worm-gear drives of existing design (2) Methods of modification of geometry of worm-gear drives that enable to localize and stabilize the bearing contact and reduce the sensitivity of drives to misalignment (3) Methods for computerized simulation of meshing and contact of worm-gear drives with modified geometry The proposed approach was applied as well for the involute (David Brown) and Klingelnberg type of worm-gear drives. Numerical examples that illustrate the developed theory are provided.


Author(s):  
F. L. Litvin ◽  
D. J. Kin ◽  
Y. Zhang

Abstract Gear tooth surfaces being in line contact at every instant are considered. The dimensions of the contacting surfaces must be limited in order to avoid: (i) the appearance of the envelope of lines of contact on the generating surface Σ1 and (ii) the appearance of singular points on the generated surface Σ2. The relations between the developed concepts and the Wildhaber’s concept of the limiting pressure angle are investigated. Applications to the worm-gear drive and the generation of a pinion of a formate gear drive are considered. Computer graphics have been used to illustrate the results of computation.


Author(s):  
S Totolici ◽  
V G Teodor ◽  
N Baroiu ◽  
N Oancea
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2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Liang Chen ◽  
Chung-Biau Tsay

Based on the previously developed mathematical model of a series of recess action (RA) worm gear drive (i.e., semi RA, full RA, and standard proportional tooth types) with double-depth teeth, the tooth contact analysis (TCA) technique is utilized to investigate the kinematic error (KE), contact ratio (CR), average contact ratio (ACR), instantaneous contact teeth (ICT) under different assembly conditions. Besides, the bearing contact and contact ellipse are studied by applying the surface topology method. Three numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the influence of the assembly errors and design parameters of the RA worm gear drive on the KE, CR, ACR, ICT, and contact patterns.


2000 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. H. Seol

The design and simulation of meshing of a single enveloping worm-gear drive with a localized bearing contact is considered. The bearing contact has a longitudinal direction and two branches of contact path. The purpose of localization is to reduce the sensitivity of the worm-gear drive to misalignment. The author’s approach for localization of bearing contact is based on the proper mismatch of the surfaces of the hob and drive worm. The developed computer program allows the investigation of the influence of misalignment on the shift of the bearing contact and the determination of the transmission errors and the contact ratio. The developed approach has been applied for K type of single-enveloping worm-gear drives and the developed theory is illustrated with a numerical example. [S1050-0472(00)00502-X]


Author(s):  
Andrzej Gessner

New type of face worm gear drive with double-lead worm is proposed. The advantages of that gear in comparison to contemporary known gears are also mentioned. The shaping process of the face worm gear is carrying out by means of a single point tool. The same insert is used for cutting the duplex worm. Using a single point tool instead of hobbing cutter considerably reduces the manufacturing cost, in which the share of tool production plays the main role. The shaping process is performed on a CNC milling machine with or without additional equipment. Two main methods of shaping depended on setting up the tool machine are presented. One of them requires no special equipment but a single point tool with insert of specific tool included angle, whilst the second uses a constructed tooling. There are also described 3 methods of shaping the face toothing, which depends on the used technology. Geometry of that face worm gear drive is presented and described. The tooth depth is constant along the whole tooth line. Nominal width of tooth section as well as its location depends on the lead difference of the worm. Provided scheme can be used to calculate those parameters. The total length of the duplex worm is calculated by taking into consideration the internal and external diameters of the worm gear and the additional length which is needed to reduce the backlash. The shape and size of the single point tool is determined according to the worm and the necessary geometric model is provided. There are also given criteria, which limit the maximum length of worm and its maximum lead angle. A complete algorithm describing the designing process of that type of gear is presented in the final part of the article.


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