WORM GEAR DRIVE

 Employed to transmit motion between non parallel non intersecting shafts.

 A worm gear drive consists of a worm (resembles a screw) and the worm gear(special
helical gear)
 The shafts on which the worm and gear are mounted are 90 deg apart.
 The meshing of the two teeth takes place with sliding action without shock compared to
spur,helical, bevel gears.
 This action while occurring in quiet operation may generate overheating.
 Possible to have large reduction (360:1) and a high increase of torque.
 The worms are highly stressed and usually made of case hardened steel. The gear is
made of bronzes.

Two Types of Worm Drives

Single Enveloping set
The helical gear has its width cut into a concave surface
Double Enveloping set
The worm has an hour glass shape to provide more contact.
TERMINOLOGY
 Worm is analogues to a screw thread and worm gear is similar to its nut.
 AxialPitch(pw) –Distance between corresponding points on adjacent teeth.
 Lead(L) – Axial distance the worm gear(nut) advances during one revolution of the worm.
=npw
n=Number of starts
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