Potentials and limitations in production and use of herringbone gearings for high-performance gearboxes

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Contributors

  • Martin Dix - , Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology (Author)
  • Welf-Guntram Drossel - , TUD Dresden University of Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology (Author)
  • Berthold Schlecht - , Chair of Machine Elements (Author)
  • Ruben Bauer - , Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (Author)
  • Verena Kräusel - , Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (Author)
  • Mike Lahl - , Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (Author)
  • Carsten Ulrich - , Chair of Machine Elements (Author)
  • Eric Hensel - , Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (Author)
  • Joachim Regel - , Chemnitz University of Technology (Author)
  • Jonas Böttger - , Chemnitz University of Technology (Author)
  • Thomas Rosenlöcher - , Chair of Machine Elements (Author)

Abstract

The development of modern gearing systems requires interdisciplinary and holistic approaches due to the complex correlations between manufacturing and gear properties in applications. To fully exploit the advantages of specific gearing designs, manufacturing processes need to complement each other. Herringbone gearings feature high potential for compact gearbox designs in various applications, e.g., epicyclic arrangements with relatively quiet running properties. Due to the elimination of transverse load and increased strength, gearbox dimensions can be reduced, and their design can be simplified. An advantageous application of herringbone gear design requires joint development of manufacturing process steps and consideration of their influence on operational behavior. The highest challenge lies in the complex and elaborate manufacturing of a real herringbone geometry without a gap in the middle between the left and right gear wheel sides. The present study shows that both gear rolling and power skiving processes show technical feasibility with high quality results and short processing times. Gear rolling leads to a gapless shape of the two sides, whereas power skiving produces a slight degradation in a particular intermediate area while the gear teeth stay interconnected. A calculation approach and a kinematic manufacturing simulation are employed to design the technological process parameters, tool geometry, and resulting gear wheel geometry. Furthermore, the properties of rolled gears’ peripheral zones are discussed, and FEM-assisted transmission errors of the skived gear wheel geometry are analyzed to describe the impact of specific manufacturing processes on gear wheel properties. The results of this work comprise a closed consideration from manufacturing to application properties of gear wheels by combining separate calculation and examination approaches. Future investigations will include a backward design from the operational requirements of the gearing system towards the choice of specific technological process parameters.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)151-161
Number of pages11
JournalCIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology
Volume45
Issue number45
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-0517-7425/work/138011172
Scopus 85164237178
WOS 001033323000001
Mendeley 3489c656-723f-33bd-9b28-fc0b10a4823f
ORCID /0000-0003-4000-0518/work/170586926

Keywords

Keywords

  • Anisotropy, Finite element method (FEM), Gear rolling, Herringbone gear, Power skiving, Process chain, Simulation, Transmission error