Input Parameters
Teeth type - common or spiral
Gear ratio and tooth numbers  
 
Pressure angle (the angle of tool profile) α
Module m (With ANSI - English units, enter tooth pitch p = π m)
Unit addendum ha *
Unit clearance c *
Unit dedendum fillet r f *
Face widths b 1 , b 2
Unit worm gear correction x
Worm size can be specified using the:
| Auxiliary Geometric Calculations | 
| Design of module, Number of teeth, Worm diameter factor and correction | 
Calculated parameters
 
Common gearing ZN
| Axial module | m n = m | |
| Normal module | m x = m n cos γ | |
| Axial pressure angle | α x = a | |
| Normal pressure angle | α n = arctg (tg α cos γ) | |
| Helix/lead angle | γ = arcsin z 1 /q | 
Spiral gearing ZA
| Axial module | m n = m x / cos γ | |
| Normal module | m x = m | |
| Axial pressure angle | α n = arctg (tg α cos γ) | |
| Normal pressure angle | α x = α | |
| Helix/lead angle | γ = arctan z 1 /q | 
Normal tooth pitch
| p n = π m n | 
Axial tooth pitch
| p x = π x | 
Basic tooth pitch
| p b = p x cos α x | 
Lead
| p z = z 1 p x | 
Virtual/alternate number of teeth
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Helix angle at basic cylinder
| sin γ b = sin γ cos α n | 
Worm pitch cylinder diameter
| d 1 = q m | 
Worm gear pitch circle diameter
| d 2 = z 2 m x | 
Worm outside cylinder diameter
| d a1 = d 1 + 2mh a * | 
Worm gear outside circle diameter
| d a2 = d 2 + 2m (h a * + x) | 
Worm root cylinder diameter
| d f1 = d 1 - 2m (h a * + c * ) | 
Worm gear root circle diameter
| d f2 = d 2 - 2m (h a * + c * - x) | 
Worm rolling(work) circle diameter
| d w1 = d 1 + 2xm | 
Worm gear rolling(work) circle diameter
| d w2 = d 2 | 
Worm gear root circle diameter
| d b2 = d 2 cos α x | 
Center distance
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Chamfer angle of worm gear rim
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Worm tooth thickness in normal plane
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Worm gear tooth thickness in normal plane
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Worm tooth thickness in axis plane
| s x1 = s 1 / cos γ | 
Worm gear tooth thickness in axis plane
| s x2 = s2 / cos γ | 
Work face width
| b w = min (b 1 , b 2 ) | 
Contact ratio
ε γ = ε α + ε β
where:
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Minimum worm gear tooth correction
 
where:
| h a * 0 = h a * + c * - r f * (1 - sin α) | ||
| c = 0.3 | for α = 20 degrees | |
| c = 0.2 | for α = 15 degrees | |