Screw Gears

Gears
Spur
SN SUN AN PN
Steel Screw Gears Stainless Steel Aluminum-Bronze Plastic Screw Gears
Screw Gears Screw Gears

Helical
Gears
Series

Newly added
m1 ∼ 4 Page 328 m1 ∼ 3 Page 332 m1 ∼ 4 Page 334 m 1.5 ∼ 3 Page 336

Internal
Gears
Racks
CP Racks
& Pinions
Gears
Miter
Gears
Bevel
Screw
Gears
Catalog Number of KHK Stock Gears

Products Gearboxes Gear Pair

The Catalog Number for KHK stock gears is based on the simple formula listed below. Please order KHK gears by specifying the Catalog Numbers.

Worm
(Example) Screw Gears Material Type
S S45C N Screw Gears
S N 1 - 13 R

Bevel
SU SUS303
A CAC702
P MC901
Hand of Helix (R)
No. of teeth (13)

Other
Module (1)
Type (Screw Gears)
Material (S45C)

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 Screw Gears KHK Technical Information

Characteristics Application Hints

KHK stock screw gears come in four materials, S45C, SUS303, CAC702 (formerly AℓBC2) and MC nylon, in modules 1 ∼ 4 2. Caution in Selecting Gears Based on Gear Strength In order to use KHK stock screw gears safely, read the Application
and numbers of teeth from 10 to 30. Hints carefully before proceeding. Also, please refer to the Applica-
The allowable surface strength listed in the product pages
were derived using the Niemann formula as reference values tion Hints in the technical information section on KHK stock spur
Tooth (for the case of skewed offset shafts). gears (Page 32) when performing secondary operations.
There is paucity of data on the strength of screw gears. The
Heat Treat- Secondary
Catalog No. Module Material Surface Precision Features
ment
values of constant K0 used in the calculations, which depend
JIS B 1702-1:1998 Operations
Finish 1. Points of Caution in Assembling
on the material of the mating gears, are our estimates. The ① KHK stock screw gears are designed to give the proper
Popular screw gears. Additionally, gear tooth induction
1∼4 S45C ― Cut N9 ○ mathematic expression below shows the Niemann formula
backlash when assembled using the center distance
SN hardening secondary operations can be performed.
to determine allowable tangential force Ft (kgf) and allow-
able torque T (kgf, m) on a basic circle. given by the formula below with a tolerance of H7 to
Suitable for food machinery due to SUS303's rust re-
SUN 1∼3 SUS303 ― Cut N9 ○
sistant qualities.
H8. The amount of backlash is given in the product ta-
Ft ＝ 1.43d12 fzKs
ble for each gear.
CAC702 Aluminum bronze made products have excellent
1∼4 ― Cut N9 ○
Ft d1
AN （AℓBC2） wear resistance. T＝ Where
2000 d1 ＋ d2
a＝ a ：Center distance
Light-weight products made of MC Nylon can be used Where
2
PN 1.5 ∼ 3 MC901 ― Cut N9 ○ d 1 ：Pitch diameter of pinion
without lubrication.
d 1 ：standard pitch diameter of pinion (mm) d 2 ：Pitch diameter of gear
fz ：coefficient based on no. of teeth combination
○ Possible △ Partly possible × Not possible
Ks：coefficient based on materials and sliding ② Overall length tolerance of Screw Gears

Ks ＝ K0
2
Selection Hints 2 ＋ Vs Total Length（mm） Tolerance

Please select the most suitable products by carefully considering the Where 0
characteristics of items and contents of the product tables. It is also up to 30
K0：coefficient based on material selection − 0.10
important to read all applicable CAUTION notes shown below be-
Vs：sliding speed（m/s） 0
fore the final selection. Since screw gears come in right- or left-hand 30 up to 100
− 0.15
helix, make sure to include the letter R or L in the catalog number ʌnd1
when you order. Vs ＝ 〔CAUTION〕PN Plastic Screw Gears are excluded.
FRVȕ
③ Due to the helix of screw gears, they produce axial thrust
1. Caution in Selecting the Mating Gears Where
forces. The bearings must be selected properly to be
Screw gears are used for offset shafts. Whether the shafts n ：rotation（rpm）
are paralleled offset or skewed offset depends on the helix able to handle these thrust forces. The directions of
ȕ ：helix angle（45 ゜
）
hands of the mating gears. thrust changes with the hand of helix and the direction
of rotation as illustrated below.
■ Value of fz
■ Direction of rotation and thrust force
Direction of shaft Arrangement of helix hands

Skewed shafts RH-RH or LH-LH 10 13 15 20 26 30

Z1
Right（R） Left（L）
Z2 R helical
Arrangements of helix hands of screw gears combination
Parallel shafts RH-LH 10 1.538 driven driven
13 2.005 1.538
15 2.279 1.786 1.538
20 2.963 2.329 2.053 1.538
Trusted quality achieved by Application Example 26 3.695 2.963 2.588 2.005 1.538
drive drive
years of experience. 30 4.161 3.350 2.963 2.279 1.786 1.538 Thrust bearing Thrust bearing
Efficient production by lapping cut- driven driven
ting processes.
■ K0 values depending on material combination
Mating The maximum allowable No. of teeth
Catalog No. K0 Rotation
gear sliding speed m/s of mating gears
SN 0.0030 2.5
drive drive
SN
L helical
SUN SN 0.0030 Note 1 2.5 Note 1 combination
100rpm
Same no.
AN SN 0.0050 5 of teeth
0.0030 Note 1 2.5 Note 1 〔CAUTION 〕 For parallel shaft applications, see the Application Hints
PN SN
（0.0021) （1.0） for KHK Helical Gears. (Page 167).
〔NOTE 1〕Ko values and the maximum allowable sliding speed of SUN PN
products are set by KHK. Screw gears are basically used with lubri-
cation. In case of using PN products without lubrication, the paren-
thetical values shown in the table are applied.

Gear cutting by a Hobbing Ma-

chine Feed by rollers * (It rotates 2 rollers by one input shaft.)

* The illustration above is a design example, not a design for machinery or a device in actual use.

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