Worm gear for translation rather than rotation
Worm gear for translation rather than rotation
(OP)
I'm wondering if worm gears are ever used to produce translation rather than rotation. In other words, can the teeth that would normally be hobbed onto a wheel be cut onto the length of a shaft.





RE: Worm gear for translation rather than rotation
request. But a helical rack might
do what you are suggesting mated
with a threaded shaft.
RE: Worm gear for translation rather than rotation
RE: Worm gear for translation rather than rotation
RE: Worm gear for translation rather than rotation
Essentially, I think, what you're asking for is a wheel of infinite diameter to mate with a worm. This is of course possible although, in answer to your question, the "rack" can not be hobbed or fly cut as you would cutting a wheel. Your options are; form milling, gear shaping, wire cutting.
RE: Worm gear for translation rather than rotation
RE: Worm gear for translation rather than rotation
In answer to your original question, it seems that a Crescent (R) wrench or a worm drive hose clamp would come close to what you describe.
RE: Worm gear for translation rather than rotation