9.

5 Calculation for Worm gear pair

1. Finishing method of Worm gear pair 5. Module mn = 9. Addendum ha = m n ha = m x
2. Finishing method of Worm wheel 6. Reference pressure angle α= 10. Dedendum hf = hα + c =
3. Number of thread/s for Worm gear z1 = 7. Reference diameter of Worm gear d1 = 11. Tooth depth h = ha + hf =
4. Number of teeth for Worm wheel z2 = 8. Bottom clearance c=

Gear terms Worm gear Worm wheel 2

12. Lead pz = z1 px = z1π m x = π d 1tanγ

13. Reference cylinder lead § pz · § z1 · z1mn ·

γ = tan −1¨ ¸ = tan −1 ¨ ¸ = sin −1 §¨ ¸
angle © π d 1 ¹ © Q ¹ © d1 ¹
pz z 2 mn
14. Reference diameter d 1 = mxQ = d 2 = z 2 mx = 㧫㧫㧫㧫㧫
π t anγ cosγ
(Q + z 2)mx
α = d1 + d 2 =
2 2 (Standard worm wheel)
15. Centre distance
§ Q + z2 ·
α =¨ + x ¸ mx
© 2 ¹ (Rack shifted worm wheel)
mn px
16. Axial module mx = =
cosγ π
pxcosγ
17. Normal module mn = mxcosγ =
π
pz π m n πd 2 pn
18. Axial pitch px = pt = π m x = = p t = px = =
z1 cosγ z2 cosγ

19. Normal pitch pn = pxcosγ pn = π m n = ptcosγ

§ tan α n ·
20. Axial pressure angle αx = tan −1 ¨ ¸
© cosγ ¹

21. Normal pressure angle αn = tan −1 (tan α x cosγ )

a − 0.5(d 1 + d 2)
22. Rack shift coefficient x1 = 0 x2 =
mx
dr
23. Gorge radius rt = 0.5d 1 − ha = a −
2

24. Throat diameter dT = ( z 2 + 2 x 2) mx + 2ha

① da 2 = d 2 + (2 x 2 + 3.5)mx
25. Tip (Outside) diameter da1 = d 1 + 2ha § φ·
da 2 = dr + ( d 1 − 2mx )¨1 − cos ¸
② © 2¹
b1 = 4.5π m x Or b 2 = mx 7Q − 12.25 Or
2 • z2 ·
26. Facewidth = px§¨ 4.5 + ¸ = 2 (d 1 + ha )ha + 0.5 px
© 100 ¹

27. Diameter quotient Q = d1

mx

109
 b1

da1 d1 df 1 Gt
F

px A
pz

2
d2 dT da2

b2
1

Fig. 1 Worm gear pair

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