Abstract
To reduce the wear, an optimization method of hypoid gears with the objective of minimizing the pinion sliding ratio is proposed. First, the sliding ratio model of the hypoid gear is established on the basis of the spatial gear meshing theory. Furthermore, the influence of design parameters on the sliding ratio and the relative sliding velocity is discussed, and the analysis results show that the parameters, especially the spiral angle and the pressure angle, have the most significant influence on the sliding ratio of the pinion. Additionally, the optimization model of hypoid gears is established, and the optimization objective is to minimize the sum of the absolute sliding ratios of 34 meshing points on the pinion tooth surfaces. Through comparison before and after optimization, it is found that the maximum drops of the sliding ratios for the pinion drive and coast side are 68.6% and 29.58%, respectively. Finally, the results of the running temperature tests demonstrate that the temperature of the optimized gear pair is significantly reduced and that the proposed method is effective.
