Profile Cf Nf Fa

Pitch
j 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Fα Profile deviation, total

Overlay of profile form deviation
Fα Fp Cumulative pitch deviation, total
Range of the positional deviation
Fp
and profile slope deviation. Lα of all right (left) flanks to the
gα
nominal position, with the flanks
being analyzed independently. Fpi 0 1 5 7 4 1 1 -2 -4 -8 -7 -8 -11 -12 -10 -7 -2 -3

Cf Nf Fa

ffα Profile form deviation

Form deviation of the profile without
ffα

consideration of the slope deviation. fp Single pitch deviation

Greatest unsigned positional
j 18

n 1
1

2
2

3
3

4
4

5
5

6
6

7
7

8
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Lα
gα deviation of all individual right (left) fp
flanks to the preceding right (left)
fpi 3 1 4 2 -3 -3 0 -3 -2 -4 1 -1 -3 -1 2 3 5 -1
flank.
Cf Nf Fa a

fHα Profile slope deviation

Slope deviation of the profile
+

without consideration of the form Lα

0 fu Adjacent pitch difference
Greatest unsigned difference of all
deviation. gα fHα fu
individual single pitch deviations of fui 4 2 3 2 5 0 3 3 1 2 5 2 2 2 3 1 2 6
all right (left) flanks.

Cαa Profile tip relief

Correction of the profile through
material removal on the tooth tip.
Avoids jamming with the mating
Ff
Cf
LCαf, max
LCαa, max

LCαa, min
a
Radial runout
Lαm
gear under load.
Fr Radial runout deviation
LCαf, min
Fa

Cαf
Range of the radial positional Fri
Cαa Fr
Cαf Profile root relief
Correction of the profile through
Lαf
Lα
Lαa
Ff Root form circle
deviation of all gaps. Measured by
placing a measuring sphere on both fe
material removal on the tooth root. Cf Start of profile evaluation flanks of all gaps.
Nf Start of active profile
Avoids jamming with the mating
Fa Tip form circle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 k
gear under load.
a Tip fe Eccentricity
Eccentricity of the gearing to the
gα Length of path of contact

Cα Profile crowning
Correction of the profile through
Cf Nf Fa a Lα Profile evaluation length reference system axis (bore/shaft).
Lαf Profile root relief zone
convex curvature over a defined range LCαf Length of profile root relief

of the tooth height. Compensates Cα Lαm Middle profile zone of unmodified profile

for elastic deformations of the tooth

under load.
Lα
gα
Lαa
LCαa
Profile tip relief zone
Length of profile tip relief
Diameter
da Tip circle diameter
Greatest (smallest) diameter of an
da

external gear (internal gear) at the

Helix
df
tooth tip.

I II

Fß Helix deviation, total df Root circle diameter

Smallest (greatest) diameter of an
Overlay of helix form deviation and Fβ external gear (internal gear) at the
helix slope deviation.
tooth root.
Lβ
b

ffß Helix form deviation

Form deviation of the helix without
I II

consideration of the slope deviation.

-
+
ƒfβ
Tooth thickness
Lβ s Tooth thickness S
b Arc length of the distance of a right
d
fHß Helix slope deviation
Slope deviation of the helix without
to a left flank in a transverse section
plane on the reference diameter.
I II
consideration of the form deviation. 0
+ ƒHβ
-
Lβ MrK Radial dimension
over/between one ball
b DM
MrK
CßI Helix end relief at datum face
Correction of the helix through
Radial distance of the gear axis to the
outermost (innermost) point of a defined
material removal on the flank ends measuring sphere fitted in a gap on both
of the datum face. Avoids jamming flanks of an external gear (internal gear).
I II
with the mating gear under load. LCI, max LCII, max
Lβm
LCI, min LCII, min
MdK Diametral dimension
over/between two balls
CβI CβII MdR Diametral dimension
DM

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CßII
LβI
Helix end relief at non-datum Lβ
LβII
over/between two pins
face Greatest outermost (smallest innermost)
b
Correction of the helix through distance of two defined measuring
material removal on the flank ends spheres/pins (cylinder) fitted in two
of the non-datum face. Avoids opposing gaps on both flanks of an MdK / MdR

jamming with the mating gear I Datum face external gear (internal gear).
under load. II Non-datum face
b Face width i Individual value
Wk
Wk
I II Base tangent length over
Lβ Helix evaluation length j Flank number
Cß Helix crowning
Correction of the helix through
LβI Helix end relief zone (datum face)
k teeth (gaps)
Distance of two parallel measuring planes dB
k Tooth/gap number
LCI Length of helix end relief (datum face) n Pitch number
convex curvature over the face width. Lβ Cβ Lβm Middle helix zone of unmodified helix that intersect a right and left flank over d Reference diameter
Compensates for elastic deformations b LβII Helix end relief zone (non-datum face) k teeth (gaps) of an external gear (internal dB Base diameter
of the tooth under load. LCII Length of helix end relief (non-datum face) gear) and also lie in a tangential plane on DM Diameter of the measuring ball/pin (cylinder)

the base circle.

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