diff --git a/gears.scad b/gears.scad index 9f28d0b..d0bb777 100644 --- a/gears.scad +++ b/gears.scad @@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ function _inherit_gear_thickness(thickness) = // in fact, the worm can be regarded as a type of helical gear at a very extreme angle, where the teeth wrap // around the gear. The worm mates with the "worm gear" which is also called the "worm wheel". The worm gear // resembles a helical gear at a very slight angle. -// Figure(3D,Med,NoAxes): Worm drive assembly, with worm on the left and worm gear (worm wheel) on the right. When the worm turns its screwing action drives the worm gear. +// Figure(3D,Med,NoAxes,VPT=[38.1941,-7.67869,7.95996],VPR=[56.4,0,25],VPD=361.364): Worm drive assembly, with worm on the left and worm gear (worm wheel) on the right. When the worm turns its screwing action drives the worm gear. // starts=2; // ps=0; // dist_ba=0; @@ -485,6 +485,14 @@ function _inherit_gear_thickness(thickness) = // } // } // Continues: +// As usual, a proper mesh requires that the pressure angles match and the teeth of the worm and worm gear +// are the same size. Additionally the worm gear must be constructed to match the diameter of the worm +// and the number of starts on the worm. Note that the number of starts changes the angle at of the +// teeth on the worm, and hence requires a change to the angle of teeth on the worm gear. +// Of course an enveloping worm needs to know the diameter of the worm gear; you provide this +// information indirectly by giving the number of teeth on the worm gear. +// The {{worm_dist()}} function will give the correct center spacing for the worm from its mating worm gear. +// . // Worm drives are often "self-locking", which means that torque transmission can occur only from the worm to the worm gear, // so they must be driven by the worm. Self-locking results from the small lead angle of the worm threads, which produces // high frictional forces at contact. A multi-start worm has a higher lead angle and as a result is less likely @@ -495,6 +503,27 @@ function _inherit_gear_thickness(thickness) = // worm wheel is still trying to move due to inertia, which can create large loads that fracture the worm. // In such cases, the worm cannot be stopped abruptly but must rotate a little further (called "over travel") // after switching off the drive +// Subsection: Crown Gears (Face Gears) +// Crown gears, sometimes called Face Crown Gears or just Face Gears, are gears with teeth pointing straight up so +// the gear resembles a crown. This type of gear is not the same as a bevel gear with vertical teeth, which would mate +// to another bevel gear. A crown gear mates to a spur gear at a ninety degree angle. A feature of the crown gear assembly +// is that the spur gear can shift along its axis without affecting the mesh. +// Figure(2D,Med,VPT=[-2.19006,-1.67419,-4.49379],VPR=[67.6,0,131.9],VPD=113.4): A Crown or Face gear with its mating spur gear in blue. +// crown_gear(mod=1, teeth=32, backing=3, face_width=7); +// color("lightblue") +// back(pitch_radius(mod=1,teeth=32)+7/2) +// up(gear_dist(mod=1,teeth1=0,teeth2=9))spur_gear(mod=1, teeth=9,orient=BACK,thickness=7,gear_spin=360/9/2); +// Continues: +// When constructing a crown gear you need to make it with the same given pressure and and tooth size as +// the spur gear you wish to mate to it. However, the teeth of a crown gear have pressure angle that varies +// along the width of the tooth. The vertical separation of the spur gear from the crown gear is given +// by {{gear_dist()}} where you treat the crown gear as a rack. The inner radius of the teeth on the +// crown gear is the pitch radius determined by the gear's tooth size and number of teeth. The face width +// of a crown gear is limited by geometry, so if you make it too large you will get an error. +// . +// Note that the geometry of these crown gears is tricky and not well documented by sources we have found. +// If you know something about crown gears that could improve the implementation, please open an issue +// on github. // Subsection: Backlash (Fitting Real Gears Together) // You may have noticed that the example gears shown fit together perfectly, making contact on both sides of // the teeth. Real gears need space between the teeth to prevent the gears from jamming, to provide space diff --git a/joiners.scad b/joiners.scad index a963b34..9762a4e 100644 --- a/joiners.scad +++ b/joiners.scad @@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ module snap_pin_socket(size, r, radius, l,length, d,diameter,nub_depth, snap, fi // its socket in yellow. The left clip has a nonzero clearance, so its socket is bigger than the clip all around. // The right hand locking clip has no clearance, but it has a lock clearance, which provides some space behind // the lock to allow the clip to fit. (Note that depending on your printer, this can be set to zero.) -// Figure(2DMed): +// Figure(2DMed,NoAxes): // snap=1.5; // comp=0.75; // mid = 8.053; // computed in rabbit_clip @@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ module snap_pin_socket(size, r, radius, l,length, d,diameter,nub_depth, snap, fi // } // } // -// Figure(2DMed): +// Figure(2DMed,NoAxes): // snap=1.5; // comp=0; // translate([29,3]){