Spur Gear

Are gears having teeth that are straight and

arranged parallel to the axis of the shaft that
carries the gear. The curve shape of the faces
of the spur gear teeth have a special geometry
called involute curve.
Definitions and useful information
• Gear is a machine part considered as a friction wheel with
teeth cut around its circumference and used to connect
shafts for the purpose of transmitting motion and power.
• Gears are used to transmit motion from a rotating shaft to
another that rotates or from a rotating shaft to a body
which translates and which can be considered as rotating
about an axist at infinity.
• Gears are commonly employed for transmitting power from
one rotating shaft to another.
• Gear are specially adapted where an exact velocity ratio.
• The basic types of gears are spur gear, helical gear, bevel
gear and worm gear.
Classifications of Gears
Spur gear nomenclature
Diametral Pitch

For diametral pitches for four tooth classes, see table 6.1 pg. 100
MD-2 of Jose R. Francisco
Standard Gear Profile
 EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL MESHING
GEARS
EXTERNAL INTERNAL
 SPEED RATIO AND CENTER DISTANCE

EXTERNAL INTERNAL
Gear Terms and Definitions
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