Geometry and investigation of Klingelnberg-type worm gear drive

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-22

  Litvin, Faydor L ^a   Yukishima, Kenji ^b   Hayasaka, Kenichi ^b   Gonzalez Perez, Ignacio ^c   Fuentes, Alfonso ^c  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^b YAMAHA MOTOR CO   (Japan)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Line contact; Point contact; Tooth contact analysis (TCA); Transmission errors; Worm gears

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GEAR TEETH; MESH GENERATION; TRANSMISSIONS;

LINE CONTACT; TOOTH CONTACT ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ERRORS;

WORM GEARS;

EID: 34248372902     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2359477     Document Type: Article

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