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Basic Geometric Calculation for Worm Gears

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:

  • worm diameter factor q
  • helix direction γ
  • pitch diameter d 1

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

 

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

 

Chamfer angle of worm gear rim

 

Worm tooth thickness in normal plane

 

Worm gear tooth thickness in normal plane

 

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 = ε + ε

where:

 

 

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

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