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Worm gear specification/design

Worm gear specification/design

Worm gear specification/design

(OP)
evening all!

gears aren't my area of expertise but i need one on a system we are designing.  im looking for some advice/guidance on how to go about designing a worm gear and delivering the necessary information for manufacture?

 I know the required speed reduction and packaging constraints but if i was to spec one for manufacture how do i calculate everything needed so i can give a manufacturer a drawing? are there any very good books on this?

Many Thanks

RE: Worm gear specification/design

Here are links to two contemporary books on the subject:

The Theory and Practice of Worm Gear Drives
http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Practice-Drives-Kogan-Science/dp/1903996619

Design and Application of the Worm Gear
http://catalog.asme.org/books/PrintBook/Design_Application_Worm_Gear.cfm


Here are some links to historic books, which are freely available:

Design of worm and spiral gears : a manual for the design and manufacture of all-recess-action worm and spiral gear drives
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?seq=7&view=image&id=mdp.39015028293101&size=75

Worm gearing
http://books.google.com/books?id=KJhBAAAAIAAJ&;printsec=frontcover&cd=1&source=gbs_ViewAPI#v=onepage&q&f=false


Also, the websites for magazines Gear Technology and Gear Solutions both have technical articles available for free download, likely with some content specific to worm gears.

RE: Worm gear specification/design

(OP)
many thanks i currently have Gear Geometry and Applied Theory, Machine Design theory and practice and Gear Design by W.A.Tuplin.

These have been useful but i think Design and Application of the Worm Gear looks very useful as well as Design of worm and spiral gears : a manual for the design and manufacture of all-recess-action worm and spiral gear drives.

Many Thanks

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