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Spur Gear Creation

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This information is necessary to complete this assignment.

N = Number of Teeth DPxPD

OD = Outside Diameter (N+2)/DP
PD = Pitch Diameter N/DP
DP = Diametral Pitch N/PD
RD = Root Diameter OD-2(HW)
CD= Center Distance CD=PDgear1/2+PDgear2/2
A = Addendum 1/DP
D = Dedendum HW-A
WD = Whole Depth 2.157/DP
R=Tooth Radius ¾(CP)
CT = Cordial Thickness PDsin(90/N)
CP= Circular Pitch 3.1416/DP
Outside Diameter (OD)

The overall diameter of the gear.

OD=(N+2)/DP
Pitch Diameter (PD)

The diameter of an imaginary pitch circle on which a

gear tooth is designed.
Pitch circles of
two gears are
tangent.
PD=N/DP
Diametral Pitch (DP)

A ratio equal to the number of teeth on a gear per

inch of diameter.
DP=N/DP
Root Diameter (RD)

The diameter of a circle coinciding with the bottom

of the tooth spaces.
RD=OD-2(wh)
Center Distance (CD)

The distance between the axis of two mating gears.

CD=PDgear1/2+PDgear2/2
Addendum (a)

The radial distance from the pitch circle to the top of

the tooth.
a=1/DP
Dedendum (d)

The radial distance from the pitch circle to the

bottom of the tooth.
d=wh-a
Whole Depth (wd)

The full height of the tooth.

wd=2.157/DP
Tooth Radius (r)

Radius of tooth profile.

r=3/4CP
Chordal Thickness (ct)

The straight line thickness of a gear tooth measured

on the pitch circle.
ct=PDsin(90/N)
Circular Pitch (cp)

The distance from a point on one tooth to the

corresponding point on the adjacent tooth,
measured on the pitch circle.
cp=3.1416/DP
ASSIGNMENT
 Create a pair of gears using the following data:

12 Tooth 30 Tooth
2.4 Pitch Diameter 6.00 Pitch Diameter
N = Number of Teeth      12 N = Number of Teeth       30
PD = Pitch Diameter        2.4 PD = Pitch Diameter        6.00
DP = Diametral Pitch       N/PD =12/2.4 =5 DP = Diametral Pitch       N/PD =30/6 =5
A = Addendum 1/DP =1/5 =.2 A = Addendum 1/DP =1/5 =.2
D = Dedendum WD‐A =.4314‐.2 =.2314 D = Dedendum WD‐A  =.4314‐.2  =.2314
OD = Outside Diameter  (N+2)/DP =(12+2)/5 =2.8 OD = Outside Diameter  (N+2)/DP =(30+2)/5 =6.4
RD = Root Diameter        OD‐(2WD) =2.8‐(2(.4314))   =1.94 RD = Root Diameter        OD‐(2WD) =6.4‐(2(.4314))   =5.5372
WD = Whole Depth         2.157/DP =2.157/5 =.4314 WD = Whole Depth          2.157/DP =2.157/5 =.4314
CT = Cordial Thickness   PDsin(90/N) =6sin(90/30)   =.313 CT = Cordial Thickness    PDsin(90/N) =6sin(90/30)   =.313
CP=Circular Pitch            3.14.16/DP =3.1416/5 =.6283 CP=Circular Pitch             3.14.16/DP =3.1416/5 =.6283
R=Tooth Radius              ¾(CP) =3/4(.6283) =.471 R=Tooth Radius                ¾(CP) =3/4(.6283) =.471