Ganesh Dalvi

HOD Automobile Engineering

Session Objectives
At the end of this session you will
Appreciate studying GB
List various types of GB
Differentiate between various GB
Describe construction and working of different GB
Identify critical parts of GB
List gear terminiology
Describe various types of Gearing
Calculate GR in simple gearing and compound
gearing

Gear Box
A sub system of Transmission system
Torque converter
Responsible for motion in forward and reverse

directions
Comprises of Gears, shafts, selector
mechanism, Lubricating system, and a casing
Comprises of Gear trains

Engine

Clutch

Gear Box

Transmission
system

Final
Drive

Axles &
Wheels

Gear Box
Housing
Top-Cover
Selector Mechanism
Shafts
Clutch shaft
Counter/lay shaft
Main shaft
Reverse shaft
Gears on various shafts
Bearings
Oil

Gear
Toothed wheel
Spur/ Helical/ Bevel/ Worm worm wheel
Internal/ external
Positive drive
Base circle
Dedendum circle
Pitch circle
Addendum circle
Involute profile
Module
Pitch

Gear train
Simple gear train
Compound gear train

Epicycli
c Gear
Train
Comprises of
sun, planets ,
ring gears
and planet
carrier

Evolution of gear box

Sliding mesh GB
Constant mesh GB
Synchromesh GB