Izinhlobo zemishiniI-reducer worm gear reducer iyindlela yokudlulisa amandla esebenzisa i-speed converter yegiya ukuze yehlise inani lokuzungeza kwenjini liye enanini elidingekayo lokuzungeza futhi ithole indlela enkulu yokuguqula i-torque. Endleleni esetshenziswa ukudlulisa amandla nokunyakaza, ububanzi bokusetshenziswa kwe-reducer bukhulu kakhulu. Izimpawu zayo zingabonakala ohlelweni lokudlulisa lwazo zonke izinhlobo zemishini kusukela emikhunjini, ezimotweni, ezinqolobaneni, emishinini esindayo yokwakha, emishinini yokucubungula kanye nemishini yokukhiqiza okuzenzakalelayo esetshenziswa embonini yemishini kuya kumishini yasekhaya evamile emawashini okuphila kwansuku zonke njll. Ukusetshenziswa kwe-reducer kungabonakala kusukela ekudlulisweni kwamandla amakhulu kuya ekudlulisweni kwemithwalo emincane kanye ne-engeli eqondile. Ezisetshenzisweni zezimboni, i-reducer inemisebenzi yokunciphisa ijubane kanye nokwanda kwe-torque. Ngakho-ke, isetshenziswa kabanzi emishinini yokuguqula ijubane kanye ne-torque.
Ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kahle kwe-igiya lezibungu izinsimbi ezincishisiwe, ezingenayo i-ferrous ngokuvamile zisetshenziswa njengegiya lezibungu kanye nensimbi eqinile njenge-worm shaft. Ngenxa yokuthi iyi-sliding friction drive, ngesikhathi sokusebenza, izokhiqiza ukushisa okuphezulu, okwenza izingxenye zesincishi kanye nesivalo. Kukhona umehluko ekwandeni kokushisa phakathi kwazo, okuholela ekungeneni phakathi kwendawo ngayinye yokuhlangana, futhi uwoyela uba mncane ngenxa yokwanda kwezinga lokushisa, okulula ukubangela ukuvuza. Kunezizathu ezine eziyinhloko, esinye ukuthi ukufana kwezinto kunengqondo yini, esinye ikhwalithi yobuso bobuso bokungqubuzana kwe-meshing, esesithathu ukukhethwa kwamafutha okugcoba, ukuthi inani lokwengeza lilungile yini, kanti esesine ikhwalithi yokuhlanganiswa kanye nendawo yokusetshenziswa.