Worm drive

A worm drive comprising:

• a rotatably mounted worm shaft, and
• a device for compensating an axial backlash of the worm shaft, wherein the device for compensating the axial backlash of the worm shaft includes two pressure bodies between which the worm shaft is clamped in the axial direction by a diaphragm spring device, wherein the diaphragm spring device is assigned to one of the pressure bodies,
• wherein each of the shaft ends has a surface that abuts a surface of a respective one of the pressure bodies,
• wherein the respective surface of each of the shaft ends is at a respective one of the outermost portions of the worm shaft in the axial direction,
• wherein a force is applied by each of the pressure bodies on the respective surface of the shaft ends,
• wherein the worm drive is a double worm drive, and
• wherein the worm shaft has two axial sections with different tooth systems,
• where the two axial sections are between shaft ends of the worm shaft, wherein the tooth system of a first axial section of the two axial sections couples with a drive shaft, and the tooth system of a second axial section of the two axial sections couples with a worm gear,
• wherein the worm shaft is an intermediate shaft in the double worm drive, and
• wherein the drive shaft is configured to be coupled to a motor to deliver torque to the intermediate shaft.