Development and Classification of Worm Drive

Yong-Hong Chen ； Yan Chen ； Wen-Jun Luo ； Guang-Hui Zhang

《Proceedings of the 14th IFToMM World Congress》 14th-5 (2015/11) Pp. 265-273

https://doi.org/10.6567/IFToMM.14TH.WC.PS6.008

並列摘要

Worm drive is the key machine element, and it is widely used to transmit motion and power at the shaft angle of 90°. In this paper, the development history of the worm drive is reviewed, the characteristics and applications of each worm drive are introduced. A worm drive systematic classification table is proposed based on the viewpoint of generating body shape, generating surface shape, tooth position and meshing area. Moreover, there exist universality and regularity on the geometry and transmission performance of each type, each series and each form in this systematic classification table. Based on the development of worm drive and the characteristics of industrial development in recent years, the development trends and research hotspots of worm drive are presented. This study is expected to guide researchers to reform the existing worm drive and invent the new worm drive.

並列關鍵字

Worm drive ； Development history ； Classification table ； Development tendency