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Design and Fabrication of Screw Jack using Worm Gear

M Naveen Kumar1, S Venkatesan2, D Srinavinapriya3, S Sivaprakasam4
1,2,3,4
Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpagam Institute of Technolgy, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract: In this we are going to see about the modelling and construction of screw jack using worm and spur gear arrangement. There are wide
application in paper making machinery, foundries, missile bases, and a whole host of applications where precision adjustment is required. In most such
worm gear jacks, the worm gear is made of a relatively soft material such as aluminium bronze, the lifting screw may be of a heat treated hardened steel
.Different strength theories of failure for the screwed shaft are taken into account, according to the type of material used. The assembly consist of
components such as ball bearings, circular shafts, spur gear, worm gear etc…

Keywords: Design, fabrication, worm gear screw jack.

1. INTRODUCTION

A screw jack is a type of jack, i.e., a mechanical device used to lift heavy loads or apply large forces, which is operated by a lead-screw.
The virtues of using a screw as a machine, e.g., for pumping water, was firstly demonstrated by Archimedes in 200 BC, but it was the
famous Leonardo da Vinci in the late 1400’s who firstly designed a worm gear screw jack (WGSJ). Leonardo’s design of WGSJ is still
accepted nowadays: by using a threaded worm gear, supported on bearings, that rotates by turning a worm shaft, the lead-screw is
driven to move the load.

In our design we are using components such as worm gear, spur gear, ball bearings, circular shaft, bolt and nut arrangement which acts
as lifter, and handle for manual operation and DC motor for automatic operation. The Dc motor is attached to the assembly by using
temporary fasteners like bolted joints if required.

There are wide application in paper making machinery, foundries, missile bases, and a whole host of applications where precision
adjustment is required. In most such worm gear jacks, the worm gear is made of a relatively soft material such as aluminium bronze,
the lifting screw may be of a heat treated hardened steel.

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Cite this article as: M Naveen Kumar, S Venkatesan, D Srinavinapriya, S Sivaprakasam. “Design and Fabrication of
Screw Jack using Worm Gear”. International Conference on Systems, Science, Control, Communication, Engineering
and Technology 2016: 794-798. Print.
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2. Pictorial Representation

3. Methodolgy
In this initially the bolt is welded into the ball bearing, then one end of the circular shaft is welded to the top of ball bearing and other
end is welded to the spur gear, it forms the main assembly. Worm gear is made to mate with the spur gear it is done by using ball
bearing support.

Other end of the worm gear is extended to certain level for the purpose of connecting motor for automatic operation of the jack and a
handle is attached to the other end of the worm gear for manual operation. Now the nut is connected to the bolt through the spur
gear.

4. Spur Gear Selection

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Screw Jack using Worm Gear”. International Conference on Systems, Science, Control, Communication, Engineering
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5. Worm Gear Selection

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Screw Jack using Worm Gear”. International Conference on Systems, Science, Control, Communication, Engineering
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Cite this article as: M Naveen Kumar, S Venkatesan, D Srinavinapriya, S Sivaprakasam. “Design and Fabrication of
Screw Jack using Worm Gear”. International Conference on Systems, Science, Control, Communication, Engineering
and Technology 2016: 794-798. Print.
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Conclusion
The mechanism which we have discussed above will be fabricated according to the load to be lifted and standard sizes of the gears will
be selected from the above table.

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Cite this article as: M Naveen Kumar, S Venkatesan, D Srinavinapriya, S Sivaprakasam. “Design and Fabrication of
Screw Jack using Worm Gear”. International Conference on Systems, Science, Control, Communication, Engineering
and Technology 2016: 794-798. Print.