ELEMENTS OF METRIC GEAR TECHNOLOGY
dhaval patel
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Abstract
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The paper discusses the fundamental principles of metric gear technology, including calculations for gear dimensions based on the module, center distance, and speed ratio. It elaborates on the generation of involute gears, highlights issues such as undercutting in tooth design, and presents detailed formulas and examples for determining the number of teeth and other critical dimensions in spur gears. Key aspects also include the implications of integer values in gear design, and methods to counteract design challenges.
Key takeaways
- Since addenda are standardized by a fixed value (ha = m), the interference condition becomes more severe as the number of teeth on the mating gear increases.
- This is achieved by pinion enlargement (or correction as often termed), where in the pinion teeth, still generated with a standard cutter, are shifted radially outward to form a full involute tooth free of undercut.
- As Figure 4-2 shows, a gear with 20 degrees of pressure angle and 10 teeth will have a huge undercut volume.
- In the example above, the 12 tooth pinion was given sufficient correction to prevent undercut, and the residual profile shift was given to the mating gear.
- One rotation of the spur gear will displace the rack (l) one circumferential length of the gear's pitch circle, per the formula: l = pmz (4-6) Figure 4-9b shows a profile shifted spur gear, with positive correction xm, meshed with a rack.
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