I-worm shaft, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-worm screw, iyithuluzi elisetshenziselwa ukudlulisa ukunyakaza okujikelezayo phakathi kwe-shafts ezimbili ezingahambelani. Yakhiwe yinduku esiyisilinda enomgodi ojikelezayo noma intambo ebusweni bayo.igiya lezibunguNgakolunye uhlangothi, uhlobo lwegiya elifana nesikulufu, elinemiphetho enamazinyo ehlanganisa umsele ojikelezayo womgodi we-worm ukuze kudluliselwe amandla.
Uma umshaft we-worm ujikeleza, umsele ojikelezayo ushukumisa igiya le-worm, elishukumisa umshini oxhunyiwe. Lo mshini unikeza izinga eliphezulu lokudluliselwa kwe-torque, okwenza kube kuhle kakhulu emisebenzini edinga ukuhamba okunamandla nokuhamba kancane, njengasemishinini yezolimo.
Enye inzuzo yokusebenzisa umshini womhluzi kanye negiya lomhluzi ku-gearbox yezolimo yikhono lazo lokunciphisa umsindo nokudlidliza. Lokhu kungenxa yomklamo oyingqayizivele ovumela ukunyakaza okubushelelezi nokulinganayo kwemishini. Lokhu kuholela ekugugeni okuncane emshinini, okwandisa isikhathi sokuphila kwawo futhi kunciphise izimali zokulungisa.
Enye inzuzo yikhono labo lokukhulisa ukusebenza kahle kokudlulisa amandla. I-engeli yomsele ojikelezayo ku-worm shaft inquma isilinganiso segiya, okusho ukuthi umshini ungaklanywa ngokuqondile ukuvumela isivinini esithile noma ukuphuma kwe-torque. Lokhu kusebenza kahle okwandisiwe kuphumela ekongeni uphethiloli okuthuthukisiwe kanye nokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla, okuholela ekugcineni ekongeni okukhulu.
Ekuphetheni, ukusetshenziswa kwe-worm shaft kanye ne-worm gearbox ku-gearbox yezolimo kudlala indima ebalulekile emishinini yezolimo esebenza kahle futhi ephumelelayo. Umklamo wabo oyingqayizivele uvumela ukusebenza okuthule nokushelelayo ngenkathi unikeza ukusebenza kahle kokudlulisa amandla, ekugcineni okuholela embonini yezolimo esimeme futhi enenzuzo.