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Basic geometric calculation

 
 
Input Parameters

Gear type - according to the position of root and head cone

Gear ratio and tooth numbers

Pressure angle (the angle of tool profile) t

Helix angle m

Axis angle 

Tangential module on outer cone met (for metric calculation)

Tangential Diametral Pitch on outer cone Pet (for English units)

Note Module and Diametral Pitch are reciprocal values.

Unit addendum height ha *

Unit clearance c *

Unit dedendum fillet r f*

Facewidths b1, b 2

Unit correction x = x1 = - x2

Unit change of tooth thickness x t = xt1 = - xt2

Auxiliary Geometric Calculations

Distribution of Unit Corrections for Single Gears

Design According to the Strength Calculation

Design of Face Width

Calculation of Maximum Dedendum Filleting

Calculated parameters

  

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Normal Pressure Angle in Middle Plane

   tg nm = tg t cos m

Pitch angle

  

Outside pitch diameter

   de1,2 = met z 1,2

Outside length of surface line on pitch cone

  

Length of surface line on the mean cone

   Rm = Re - 0.5 b

Relative face width

  

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Tangential module on the mean cone

  

Normal module on the mean cone

   mmn = mmt cos m

Mean pitch diameter

   dm1,2 = mmt z1,2

Equivalent number of teeth

  

Ekvivalent pitch diameter

  

Ekvivalent base diameter

   dvb1,2 = dv1,2 cos t

Ekvivalent outside diameter

   dva1,2 = dv1,2 + 2 hae1,2 mmt / met

Ekvivalent center distance

   av = 0.5 (dv1 + d v2)

Virtual gear ratio

  

Virtual number of teeth

  

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Virtual pitch diameter

  

Virtual base diameter

   dbn1,2 = dn1,2 cos t

Virtual outside diameter

   dan1,2 = d n1,2 + 2 hae1,2 mmt / met

Virtual helix angle at the base cylinder

   sin b = sin m cos nm

Virtual center distance

   an = 0.5 (dn1 + dn2 )

Dedendum reduction

   k1,2 = 0.02 (17 - z n1,2)

for k > 0 the dedendum shortening is done

Addendum

   hae1,2 = met (ha* + x1,2 - k 1,2)

Dedendum

   hfe1,2 = met (ha* + c* - x1,2)

Outside diameter

   dae1,2 = de1,2 + 2hae1,2 cos 1,2

Root diameter

   dfe1,2 = d e1,2 - 2hfe1,2 cos 1,2 )

Outside diameter at small end

   dai1,2 = dae1,2 (1 - R)

Vertex distance

   A1,2 = Re cos 1,2 - hae1,2 sin 1,2

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Outside bevel angle

  

Cutting angle

  

Tooth thickness (measured normally on the pitch diameter)

  

Chordal facewidth (normal)

   ske1,2 = s e1,2 cos2 t

Addendum height above the chord

  

Unit addendum width (measured normally)

  

   where:   
     

Operating width of gears

   bw = b

Factor of mesh duration

    =  + 

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Minimum correction without tapering

  

   where:
      ha0 * = ha* + c * - r f* (1 - sin t)

Minimum correction without undercut

  

Minimum correction without undercut

  

Helix angle at end

   sine = sinm R m/R e

Normal pressure angle at end

   tanne = tant cose

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