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Gears

Dr. Tanmoy Bose


Type of Gears
It is a machine element used to transfer motion from source to the
load with high efficiency.
Types:
• Spur

Helical
• Helical
• Bevel
Spur
• Worm

Worm

Bevel
Parallel Shaft
• Spur gears
• Spur rack and Pinion
• Helical Gears
• Double helical gears
Intersecting Shaft
• Straight bevel gears
• Spiral Bevel gears
• Zerol bevel gears

Spiral Bevel

Zerol Bevel
Skew Shaft (Non Parallel, Non
interesecting)

Hypoid Bevel
Worm Gear Crossed Helical
Gear Terminology
Important Definitions
• Module(m)=
• Circular Pitch(p)=
• Diametral Pitch
Pressure angle, Patch of contact
Law of Gearing

𝜔1 𝐵𝐹 𝐵𝑃
= =
𝜔2 𝐴𝐸 𝐴𝑃
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