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Basic Geometric Calculations for Spur Gears

Input Parameters

Gear type - internal or external gear

Gear ratio and tooth numbers

Pressure angle (the angle of tool profile) α

Helix angle β

Module m (for metric calculation)

Diametral Pitch P (for English units)

Note: Module and Diametral Pitch are reciprocal values.

Unit addendum a *

Unit clearance c *

Unit dedendum fillet r f *

Gear widths b 1 , b 2

Unit corrections x 1 , x 2

Note: For internal gears the opposite sign for unit correction is used in following formulas.

Summary of unit correction Σ x = x 1 + x 2

Calculated parameters

Gearing number

 

for i > 1

   

u = i

 

for i < 1

   

u = 1 / i

Tangential module

 

Normal pitch

 

p = π m

Axial pitch

 

p t = π m t

Base pitch

 

p tB = p t cos α t

Helix angle on the basic cylinder

 

sin β b = sin β cos α

Axial pressure angle

 

Rolling/working pressure angle

 

Axial rolling/working pressure angle

 

Pitch diameter

 

d 1,2 = z 1,2 m t

Base circle diameter

 

d b1,2 = d 1,2 cos α t

Theoretical center distance

 

Real center distance

 

Feed factor/addendum lowering

 

Outside diameter

 

d a1,2 = d 1,2 + 2m (a * + x 1,2 - Δ y )

 
 

- for internal gearing the interference check is done as well

   

for km > 0 is accomplished by addendum lowering d a2 = d a2 - 2km

Root diameter

 

d f1,2 = d 1,2 - 2m (a * + c * - x 1,2 )

Work pitch diameter

 

Virtual Number of Teeth

 

Virtual Pitch Diameter

 

d n1,2 = z v1,2 m

Virtual Base Circle Diameter

 

d bn1,2 = d n1,2 cos(α)

Virtual Outside Diameter

 

d an1,2 = d n1,2 + d a1,2 – d1,2

Tooth thickness (measured normally on the pitch diameter)

 

s 1,2 = p/2 + 2m x1,2 tg α

Tooth width on the chord (measured normally)

 

s c1,2 = s 1,2 cos 2 α

Addendum height above the chord

 

Unit addendum width (measured normally)

 

where:

Operating width of gearings

 

b w = min( b 1 , b 2 )

Relative width

 

Factor of mesh duration

 

ε = ε + ε

 

Factor of profile mesh duration

   

   

(the minus sign applies to internal gearing)

 

Factor of step mesh duration

   

Minimum correction without tapering

 

where:

a 0 * = a * + c * - r f * (1 - sin α)

Minimum correction without undercut

 

Minimum correction with the allowable undercut

 

Checking chordal dimension

 

W 1,2 = ((z w - 0.5) π + z 1,2 inv α t ) m cos α) + 2 x 1,2 m sin α

where:

   

z w

is the tooth number across which the measure is performed

Checking size across rollers/balls

 

- for even tooth number

   

M 1,2 = D s1,2 + d M

 
 

- for odd tooth number

   

M 1,2 = D s1,2 cos(90 / z 1,2 ) + d M

where:

 
   

d M

wire (ball) diameter

   

diameter of the wire center circle

   

wire (ball) contact angle

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