Worm Wheel

Japanese: ウォームホイール - うぉーむほいーる
Worm Wheel

…(5) Worm gear A type of gear used between skew shafts. As shown in Figure 6-i, it consists of a worm with a screw-like tooth and a worm wheel that meshes with it, and power is always transmitted from the worm to the worm wheel. The reduction ratio of ordinary gears is up to about 1:10, but with worm gears, reduction ratios between 1:10 and 1:100 can easily be obtained. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "worm wheels" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(5)ウォームギヤworm gear 食違い軸間に用いられる歯車の一種。図6‐iのようにねじ状の歯筋をもつウォームと,これとかみ合うウォームホイールよりなり,動力は必ずウォームからウォームホイールのほうへ伝達される。一般の歯車の減速比は1:10程度までであるが,ウォームギヤでは1:10から1:100くらいまでの間の減速比が容易に得られる。…

※「ウォームホイール」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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