Involute Spline Names, Symbols and Relations for ISO Standard

Formulas for dimensions and tolerances for fit classes

Term

Symbol

Formula

EDP representation

Pitch diameter

D

m z

D

Base diameter

D b

m z cos αD

DB

Circular pitch

p b

m π cos αD

PB

Fundamental deviation, external

es v

Resulting from external deviation

k, js, h, f, e, d

ESV

Minimum major diameter, internal:

30 deg, flat root

30 deg, fillet root

37.5 deg, fillet root

45 deg, fillet root

D ei mim

D ei mim

D ei mim

D ei mim

m (z + 1.5)

m (z + 1.8)

m (z + 1.4)

m (z + 1.2)

DEIMIM

DEIMIM

DEIMIM

DEIMIM

Maximum major diameter, external

D ei min

D ei max + (T + λ)/tan α D - see Note 1

DEIMAX

Minimum form diameter, internal:

30 deg, flat root, and fillet root

37.5 deg, fillet root

45 deg, fillet root

D Fi mim

D Fi mim

D Fei mim

m (z + 1) + 2 c f

m (z + 0.9) + 2 c f

m (z + 0.8) + 2 c f

DFEIMIM

DFIMIM

DFIMIM

Minimum minor diameter, internal

D ii min

D Fe max + 2 c F - see Note 2

DIIMIN

Maximum minor diameter, internal:

m 0.75

0.75< m< 2

m => 2

D ii max

D ii max

D ii max

D ii max + IT 10

ii max + IT 11

ii max + IT 12

DIIMAX

DIIMAX

DIIMAX

Basic space width

E

0.5 π m

E

Minimum effective space width

E v min

0.5 π m

EVMIN

Maximum actual space width

class 4

class 5

class 6

class 7

E max

E max

E max

E max

E v min + (T + λ)

E v min + (T + λ)

E v min + (T + λ)

E v min + (T + λ)

EMAX

EMAX

EMAX

EMAX

Minimum actual space width

E min

E v min + λ

EMIN

Maximum effective space width

E v max

E v min + T v

EVMAX

Maximum major diameter, external

30 deg, flat root, and fillet root

37.5 deg, fillet root

45 deg, fillet root

D ee max

D ee max

D ee max

m (z + 1) + es v /tan α D - see Note 3

m (z + 0.9) + es v /tan α D - see Note 3

m (z + 0.8) + es v /tan α D - see Note 3

DEEMAX

DEEMAX

DEEMAX

Minimum minor diameter, external:

m 0.75

0.75< m< 2

m => 2

D ee min

D ee min

D ee min

D ee min - IT 10

ee min - IT 11

ee min - IT 12

DEEMIN

DEEMIN

DEEMIN

Maximum form diameter

D Fe max

DFEMAX

Maximum minor diameter, external

30 deg, flat root

30 deg, fillet root

37.5 deg, fillet root

45 deg, fillet root

D that is, max

D that is, max

D that is, max

D that is, max

m (z - 1.5) + es v /tan α D

m (z - 1.8) + es v /tan α D

m (z - 1.4) + es v /tan α D

m (z - 1.2) + es v /tan α D

DIEEMAX

DIEMAX

DIEMAX

DIEMAX

Minimum minor diameter, external

D that is, max

D that is, max - (T + λ / tan α D

DIEMIN

Basic tooth thickness

S

0.5 π m

S

Maximum effective tooth thickness

S v max

S + es V

SVMAX

Minimum actual tooth thickness

class 4

class 5

class 6

class 7

S min

S min

S min

S min

S v max - (T + λ)

S v max - (T + λ)

S v max - (T + λ)

S v max - (T + λ)

SMIN

SMIN

SMIN

SMIN

Maximum actual tooth thickness

S max

S v max - λ

SMAX

Minimum effective tooth thickness

S min

S v max - λ

SVMIN

Maximum effective clearance

c v max

E v max - S v max

CVMAX

Minimum effective clearance

c v min

E v min - S v mim

CVMIN

Note 1

T + λ for class 7

Note 2

For all classes of fit, always take the D Fe max value corresponding to the H/h fit.

Note 3

Take e sv = 0 for fundamental deviation js and k.