Impact of Mesh Stiffness on Dynamic Load Characteristics of Herringbone Planet Train.

A dynamics model of herringbone planet train with double teeth coupling is established based on the vibration theory of the concentrated parameter. The mesh stiffness formula of the helical gear is introduced to calculate the time-varying mesh stiffness of the herringbone teeth in the way of stiffness parallel of two helical gears. The relationship curves between the mesh stiffness of the internal and external meshes and the dynamic load coefficients of the internal and external meshes are obtained by solving the dynamic equation, and the impact of the mesh stiffness of the internal and external meshes on the dynamics load characteristics of the train is analyzed. The research results show that the dynamic load coefficients of the internal and external meshes increase with the average components of the mesh stiffness of internal and external meshes without regard to the resonance, respectively. The impact of the alternate component of the mesh stiffness of the internal and external meshes on the dynamic load coefficients is much less. Because of smooth operation and small vibration of the herringbone tooth, it is feasible that the average component of the mesh stiffness represents the mesh stiffness for the calculation of dynamic load coefficient of herringbone planetary train, when the required accuracy is not too high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]