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 SPUR GEARS
• Gear terminology, law of gearing, Characteristics of involute
action, Path of contact, Arc of contact, Contact ratio of spur,
helical, bevel and worm gears.
• Interference in involute gears.
• Methods of avoiding interference and Back lash.
• Comparison of involute and cycloidal teeth, Profile
modification.

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Introduction
• Let the wheel A be keyed to the rotating shaft and the wheel B to the shaft, to be
rotated.
• A little consideration will show, that when the wheel A is rotated by a rotating
shaft, it will rotate the wheel B in the opposite direction as shown in Fig. (a).
• The wheel B will be rotated (by the wheel A) so long as the tangential force exerted
by the wheel A does not exceed the maximum frictional resistance between the two
wheels.
• But when the tangential force (P) exceeds the frictional resistance (F), slipping will
take place between the two wheels. Thus the friction drive is not a positive drive.
In order to avoid the slipping, a
number of projections (called
teeth) as shown in Fig. (b), are
provided on the periphery of the
wheel A, which will fit into the
corresponding recesses on the
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 TYPES OF GEARS
1. According to the position of axes of the
shafts.
a. Parallel
1.Spur Gear
2.Helical Gear
3.Rack and Pinion
b. Intersecting
Bevel Gear
c. Non-intersecting and Non-parallel
worm and worm gears
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SPUR GEAR
• Teeth is parallel to axis
of rotation
• Transmit power from
one shaft to another
parallel shaft
• Used in Electric
screwdriver, oscillating
sprinkler, windup alarm
clock, washing machine
and clothes dryer
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 External and Internal spur Gear…

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 Helical Gear
• The teeth on helical gears are cut at an angle to the face of the
gear
• This gradual engagement makes helical gears operate much
more smoothly and quietly than spur gears
• One interesting thing about helical gears is that if the angles
of the gear teeth are correct, they can be mounted on
perpendicular shafts, adjusting the rotation angle by 90
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 Herringbone gears
• To avoid axial thrust, two
helical gears of opposite
hand can be mounted side
by side, to cancel resulting
thrust forces

• Herringbone gears are

mostly used on heavy
machinery.

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 Rack and pinion
• Rack and pinion gears are used to convert rotation (From the
pinion) into linear motion (of the rack)

• A perfect example of this is the steering system on many cars

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 Bevel gears
• Bevel gears are useful when the direction of a shaft's rotation needs to
be changed
• They are usually mounted on shafts that are 90 degrees apart, but can
be designed to work at other angles as well
• The teeth on bevel gears can be straight, spiral or hypoid
• locomotives, marine applications, automobiles, printing presses,
cooling towers, power plants, steel plants, railway track inspection
machines, etc.

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 Straight and Spiral Bevel Gears

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 WORM AND WORM GEAR
• Worm gears are used when large gear reductions are needed. It is common for
worm gears to have reductions of 20:1, and even up to 300:1 or greater
• Many worm gears have an interesting property that no other gear set has: the worm
can easily turn the gear, but the gear cannot turn the worm
• Worm gears are used widely in material handling and transportation machinery,
machine tools, automobiles etc

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 NOMENCLATURE OF SPUR GEARS

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• Pitch circle: It is an imaginary circle which by pure rolling action
would give the same motion as the actual gear.
• Pitch circle diameter: It is the diameter of the pitch circle. The size of
the gear is usually specified by the pitch circle diameter. It is also
known as pitch diameter.
• Pitch point: It is a common point of contact between two pitch circles.
• Pressure angle or angle of obliquity: It is the angle between the
common normal to two gear teeth at the point of contact and the
common tangent at the pitch point. It is usually denoted by φ. The
standard pressure angles are 14 1/2 ° and 20°.

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• Addendum: It is the radial distance of a tooth from the pitch circle to
the top of the tooth.
• Dedendum: It is the radial distance of a tooth from the pitch circle to
the bottom of the tooth.
• Addendum circle: It is the circle drawn through the top of the teeth
and is concentric with the pitch circle.
• Dedendum circle: It is the circle drawn through the bottom of the
teeth. It is also called root circle.
Note : Root circle diameter = Pitch circle diameter × cos φ
where φ is the pressure angle.

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Circular pitch: It is the distance measured on the circumference of the
pitch circle from a point of one tooth to the corresponding point on
the next tooth. It is usually denoted by Pc ,Mathematically,

A little consideration will show that the two gears will mesh together
correctly, if the two wheels have the same circular pitch.
Note : If D1 and D2 are the diameters of the two meshing gears
having the teeth T1 and T2 respectively, then for them to mesh
correctly,

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Diametral pitch: It is the ratio of number of teeth to the pitch circle
diameter in millimetres. It is denoted by pd. Mathematically,

Module: It is the ratio of the pitch circle diameter in millimeters to the

number of teeth. It is usually denoted by m.
Mathematically,
Clearance: It is the radial distance from the top of the tooth to the
bottom of the tooth, in a meshing gear. A circle passing
through the top of the meshing gear is known as clearance
circle.
Total depth: It is the radial distance between the addendum and the
dedendum circles of a gear. It is equal to the sum of the
addendum and dedendum.
Working depth: It is the radial distance from the addendum circle to the
clearance circle. It is equal to the sum of the addendum of the two
meshing gears.
Tooth thickness: It is the width of the tooth measured along the pitch
circle.
Tooth space: It is the width of space between the two adjacent teeth
measured along the pitch circle.
Backlash: It is the difference between the tooth space and the tooth
thickness, as measured along the pitch circle. Theoretically, the
backlash should be zero, but in actual practice some backlash must be
allowed to prevent jamming of the teeth due to tooth errors and
thermal expansion.

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Face of tooth: It is the surface of the gear tooth above the pitch
surface.
Flank of tooth: It is the surface of the gear tooth below the pitch
surface.
Top land: It is the surface of the top of the tooth.
Face width: It is the width of the gear tooth measured parallel to
its axis.
Profile: It is the curve formed by the face and flank of the tooth.
Fillet radius: It is the radius that connects the root circle to the
profile of the tooth.

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Path of contact: It is the path traced by the point of contact
of two teeth from the beginning to the end of
engagement.
Length of the path of contact: It is the length of the
common normal cut-off by the addendum circles of the
wheel and pinion.
Arc of contact: It is the path traced by a point on the pitch
circle from the beginning to the end of engagement of a
given pair of teeth. The arc of contact consists of two
parts, i.e.
(a) Arc of approach. It is the portion of the arc of
contact from the beginning of the engagement to the
pitch point.
(b) Arc of recess: It is the portion of the arc of contact
from the pitch point to the end of the engagement of a
pair of teeth.

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• In actual practice following are the two types of teeth
commonly used
1. Cycloidal teeth ; and 2. Involute teeth.
Cycloidal Teeth
• A cycloid is the curve traced by a point on the circumference of
a circle which rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.
• When a circle rolls without slipping on the outside of a fixed
circle, the curve traced by a point on the circumference of a
circle is known as epi-cycloid.
• On the other hand, if a circle rolls without slipping on the
inside of a fixed circle, then the curve traced by a point on the
circumference of a circle is called hypo-cycloid.
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Construction of cycloidal teeth for Rack
• In Fig. (a), the fixed line or pitch line of a rack is shown. When the
circle C rolls without slipping above the pitch line in the direction as
indicated in Fig, then the point P on the circle traces epi-cycloid PA.
This represents the face of the cycloidal tooth profile.
• When the circle D rolls without slipping below the pitch line, then the
point P on the circle D traces hypo-cycloid PB, which represents the
flank of the cycloidal tooth. The profile BPA is one side of the
cycloidal rack tooth.

Similarly, the two curves P' A' and

P'B' forming the opposite side of
the tooth profile are traced by the
point P' when the circles C and D
roll in the opposite directions.

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Construction of cycloidal teeth for gear
• The cycloidal teeth of a gear may be constructed as shown in Fig.
• The circle C is rolled without slipping on the outside of the pitch circle
and the point P on the circle C traces epi-cycloid PA, which represents
the face of the cycloidal tooth.
• The circle D is rolled on the inside of pitch circle and the point P on
the circle D traces hypo-cycloid PB, which represents the flank of the
tooth profile.

The profile BPA is one side of the

cycloidal tooth. The opposite side
of the tooth is traced as explained
above.

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• An involute of a circle is a plane curve generated by a point on a
tangent, which rolls on the circle without slipping.

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Involute Teeth
• An involute of a circle is a plane curve generated by a point on a tangent,
which rolls on the circle without slipping as shown in Fig.
• In connection with toothed wheels, the circle is known as base circle. The
involute is traced as follows :

A3, the tangent A3T to the involute is

perpendicular to P3A3 and P3A3 is the
normal to the involute.
In other words, normal at any point of an
involute is a tangent to the base circle.

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Comparison Between Involute and Cycloidal Gears
• In actual practice, the involute gears are more commonly used as compared to cycloidal
gears, due to the following advantages :
Advantages of involute gears
• The most important advantage of the involute gears is that the centre distance for a
pair of involute gears can be varied within limits without changing the velocity ratio.
This is not true for cycloidal gears which requires exact centre distance to be maintained.
• In involute gears, the pressure angle, from the start of the engagement of teeth to
the end of the engagement, remains constant. It is necessary for smooth running and
less wear of gears. But in cycloidal gears, the pressure angle is maximum at the
beginning of engagement, reduces to zero at pitch point, starts decreasing and again
becomes maximum at the end of engagement. This results in less smooth running of
gears.
• The face and flank of involute teeth are generated by a single curve where as in cycloidal
gears, double curves (i.e. epi-cycloid and hypo-cycloid) are required for the face and
flank respectively. Thus the involute teeth are easy to manufacture than cycloidal
teeth. In involute system, the basic rack has straight teeth and the same can be cut with
simple tools.
• Note : The only disadvantage of the involute teeth is that the interference occurs with
pinions having smaller number of teeth. This may be avoided by altering the heights of
addendum and dedendum of the mating teeth or the angle of obliquity of the teeth.
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Advantages of cycloidal gears
Following are the advantages of cycloidal gears :
• Since the cycloidal teeth have wider flanks, therefore the cycloidal
gears are stronger than the involute gears, for the same pitch.
• In cycloidal gears, the contact takes place between a convex flank
and concave surface, whereas in involute gears, the convex surfaces
are in contact. This condition results in less wear in cycloidal gears
as compared to involute gears. However the difference in wear is
negligible.
• In cycloidal gears, the interference does not occur at all. Though
there are advantages of cycloidal gears but they are outweighed by
the greater simplicity and flexibility of the involute gears.

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 Condition for Constant Velocity Ratio of Toothed Wheels–Law of Gearing

• The law of gearing states the

condition which must be fulfilled
by the gear tooth profiles to
maintain a constant angular
velocity ratio between two gears.
• Figure shows two bodies 1 and 2
representing a portion of the two
gears in mesh.

A point C on the tooth profile of the gear 1 is in contact with a point D on the
tooth profile of the gear 2. The two curves in contact at points C or D must
have a common normal at the point. Let it be n - n.
Let,
ω1= instantaneous angular velocity of the gear 1 (CW)
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 Condition for Constant Velocity Ratio of Toothed Wheels–Law of Gearing

• Then vc = ω1 AC ; in a direction
perpendicular to AC or at an angle
α to n - n,
• vd = ω2 BD ; in a direction
perpendicular to BD or at an angle
β to n - n.

Now, if the curved surfaces of the teeth of two gears are to remain in contact,
one surface may slide relative to the other along the common tangent t-t.
The relative motion between the surfaces along the common normal n - n
must be zero to avoid the separation, or the penetration of the two teeth into
each other.
Component of vc along n - n = vc cos α
Component of vd along n - n = vd cos β
Relative motion along n - n= vc cos α- vd cos β

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 Condition for Constant Velocity Ratio of Toothed Wheels–Law of Gearing

• Draw perpendiculars AE and BF

on n-n from points A and B
respectively.
Then CAE =α and
 DBF = β
For proper contact,
vc cos α- vd cos β =0

ω1 AC cos α- ω2 BD cos β =0 vc = ω1 AC vd = ω2 BD

AE BF
1 AC   2 BD 0
AC BD
1 AE   2 BF  0
1 BF BP
 
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Also, as the ∆AEP and ∆ BFP are similar.
BP FP

AP EP
1 BF BP FP
  
2 AE AP EP
• Thus, it is seen that the centre line AB is divided at P by the common
normal in the inverse ratio of the angular velocities of the two gears.
• If it is desired that the angular velocities of two gears remain constant, the
common normal at the point of contact of the two teeth should always
pass through a fixed point P which divides the line of centres in the
inverse ratio of angular velocities of two gears.
• As seen earlier, P is also the point of contact of two pitch circles which
divides the line of centres in the inverse ratio of the angular velocities of
the two circles and is the pitch point.
• Thus, for constant angular velocity ratio of the two gears, the common
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 VELOCITY OF SLIDING
If the curved surfaces of the two teeth of the gears 1 and 2 are to
remain in contact, one can have a sliding motion relative to the other
along the common tangent t-t at C or D.
Component of vc along t - t = vc sin α
Component of vd along t - t= vd sin β
Relative motion along n – n
= vc sin α - vd sin β

vc = ω1 AC and vd = ω2 BD

BP FP

AP EP
1 BF BP FP
  
2 AE AP EP

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The pinion 1 is the driver and is rotating clockwise. The
wheel 2 is driven in the counter-clockwise direction. EF
is their common tangent to the base circles.
Contact of the two teeth is made where the addendum
circle of the wheel meets the line of action EF, i.e., at C
and is broken where the addendum circle of the pinion
meets the line of action, i.e., at D.
CD is then the path of contact.
Let r = pitch circle radius of pinion
R = pitch circle radius of wheel
ra = addendum circle radius of pinion
Ra = addendum circle radius of wheel.
Path of contact = path of approach + path of recess
CD = CP + PD
= (CF-PF)+(DE-PE)
 
 Ra2  R 2 cos 2   R sin   ra2  r 2 cos 2   r sin  
 R 2
a  r
 R 2 cos2   a
2
 r 2 cos2   R  r sin  
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Ra2  R 2 cos 2 

B
Ra C

CD = CP + PD
= (CF-PF) + (DE-PE)
 R 2
a  R 2 cos 2   R sin   r a
2
 r 2 cos 2   r sin  
 R 2
a  r
 R 2 cos2   a
2
 r 2 cos2   R  r sin  

ra2  r 2 cos 2 

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• The arc of contact is the distance travelled by a point on either pitch
circle of the two wheels during the period of contact of a pair of teeth.
• In Fig., at the beginning of engagement, the driving involute is shown
as GH; when the point of contact is at P it is shown as JK and when at
the end of engagement, it is DL.
• The arc of contact is P'P" and it consists of the arc of approach P'P and
the arc of recess PP".
Let the time to traverse the arc of approach is ta.
Then,
Arc of approach = P'P = Tangential velocity of P’ x Time of approach

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Arc FK is equal to the path FP as the point P is on the generator FP that
rolls on the base circle FHK to generate the involute PK.
Similarly, arc FH = Path FC.
Arc of recess = PP" = Tang. vel. of P x Time of recess

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• The arc of contact is the length of the pitch circle traversed by a
point on it during the mating of a pair of teeth.
• Thus, all the teeth lying in between the arc of contact will be
meshing with the teeth on the other wheel.
Therefore, the number of teeth in contact =
Arc of contact path of contact 1
  Where Pc = πD/T
Circular pitch cos  pc

• As the ratio of the arc of contact to the circular pitch is also the
contact ratio, the number of teeth is also expressed in terms of
contact ratio.
• For continuous transmission of motion, at least one tooth of one
wheel must be in contact with another tooth of the second wheel.
• Therefore, n must be greater than unity.

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Each of two gears in a mesh has 48 teeth and a module of 8 mm. The
teeth are of 20° involute profile. The arc of contact is 2.25 times the
circular pitch. Determine the addendum.

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A pinion having 30 teeth drives a gear having 80 teeth. The profile of
the gears is involute with 20° pressure angle, 12 mm module and 10
mm addendum. Find the length of path of contact, arc of contact and
the contact ratio.

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A pinion having 30 teeth drives a gear having 80 teeth. The profile of the gears is
involute with 20° pressure angle, 12 mm module and 10 mm addendum. Find the
length of path of contact, arc of contact and the contact ratio.

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Two involute gears in mesh have 20o pressure angle. The gear ratio is 3
and the number of teeth on the pinion is 24. The teeth have a module of
6 mm. The pitch line velocity is 1.5 m/s and the addendum equal to one
module. Determine the angle of action of the pinion (the angle turned by
the pinion when one pair of teeth is in the mesh) and the maximum
velocity of sliding.

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Two involute gears in a mesh have a module of 8 mm and a pressure
angle of 20°. The larger gear has 57 while the pinion has 23 teeth. If the
addenda on pinion and gear wheels are equal to one module, find the (i)
contact ratio (ii) angle of action of the pinion and the gear wheel (iii)
ratio of the sliding to rolling velocity at the (a) beginning of contact (b)
pitch point (c) end of contact

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Two involute gears in a mesh have a module of 8 mm and a pressure angle of 20°. The
larger gear has 57 while the pinion has 23 teeth. If the addenda on pinion and gear
wheels are equal to one module, find the (i) contact ratio (ii) angle of action of the
pinion and the gear wheel (iii) ratio of the sliding to rolling velocity at the (a)
beginning of contact (b) pitch point (c) end of contact

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Two 20° gears have a module pitch of 4 mm. The number of teeth on
gears 1 and 2 are 40 and 24 respectively. If the gear 2 rotates at 600
rpm, determine the velocity of sliding when the contact is at the lip of
the tooth of gear 2. Take addendum equal to one module. Also, find the
maximum velocity of sliding.

Let pinion (gear 2) be the driver. The tip of

the driving wheel is in contact with a
tooth of the driven wheel at the end of
engagement. Thus, it is required to find
the path of recess which is obtained from
the dimensions of the driving wheel.
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(ii) In case the gear wheel is the driver, the tip of the pinion will be in contact with the
flank of a tooth of the gear wheel at the beginning of contact. Thus, it is required to
find the distance of the point of contact from the pitch point, i.e.. path of approach.
The path of approach is found from the dimensions of the driven wheel which is again
pinion.
Thus, path of approach
=9.458mm, same as before and velocity of sliding = 950.8 mm/s
Thus, it is immaterial whether the driver is the gear wheel or the pinion, the velocity of
sliding is the same when the contact is at the tip of the pinion. The maximum
velocity of sliding will depend upon the larger path considering any of the wheels to
be the driver. Consider pinion to be the driver. Path of recess = 9.458 mm

Path of approach

This is also the path of recess if the wheel becomes the driver.
Maximum velocity of sliding

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• Fig. shows a pinion with centre O1, in mesh with wheel or gear with centre O2.
• MN is the common tangent to the base circles and KL is the path of contact
between the two mating teeth.
• A little consideration will show,
that if the radius of the
addendum circle of pinion is
increased to O 1 N, the point of
contact L will move from L to N.
• When this radius is further
increased, the point of contact L
will be on the inside of base
circle of wheel and not on the
involute profile of tooth on
wheel.
• The tip of tooth on the pinion will then undercut the tooth on the wheel at the root
and remove part of the involute profile of tooth on the wheel. This effect is known
as interference, and occurs when the teeth are being cut.
• In brief, the phenomenon when the tip of tooth undercuts the root on its mating
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• Similarly, if the radius of the addendum circle of the wheel increases beyond O2M,
then the tip of tooth on wheel will cause interference with the tooth on pinion. The
points M and N are called interference points.

Obviously, interference may be

avoided if the path of contact does
not extend beyond interference
points. The limiting value of the
radius of the addendum circle of the
pinion is O1N and of the wheel is
O2M.

• From the above discussion, we conclude that the interference may only be avoided,
if the point of contact between the two teeth is always on the involute profiles of
both the teeth. In other words, interference may only be prevented, if the
addendum circles of the two mating gears cut the common tangent to the base
circles between the points of tangency.
• When interference is just avoided, the maximum length of path of contact is MN
when the maximum addendum circles
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Beginning of
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End of engagement

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 Gear

End of engagement

Pinion (Driver) in CW

Gear

Beginning of
engagement

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Methods of elimination of Gear tooth Interference
In certain spur designs if interference exists, it can be
overcome by:
1. Removing the cross hatched tooth tips i.e., using stub
teeth.
2. Increasing the number of teeth on the mating pinion.
3. Increasing the pressure angle
4. Tooth profile modification or profile shifting
5. Increasing the centre distance.

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 Minimum Number of Teeth on the wheel in Order to Avoid Interference
• We have already discussed that in order to avoid interference, the addendum
circles for the two mating gears must cut the common tangent to the base circles
between the points of tangency. The limiting condition reaches, when the
addendum circles of pinion and wheel pass through points N and M

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 Note: Use this formula while
calculating minimum number of
teeth of wheel and then use gear
ration to calculate the teeth of
pinion

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 Minimum Number of Teeth on the Pinion in Order to
Avoid Interference
• We have already discussed that in order to avoid interference, the addendum
circles for the two mating gears must cut the common tangent to the base circles
between the points of tangency. The limiting condition reaches, when the
addendum circles of pinion and wheel pass through points N and M

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Two 20° involute spur gears mesh externally and give a velocity ratio of
3. Module is 3 mm and the addendum is equal to 1.1 module. If the
pinion rotates at 120 rpm, determine (i) the minimum number of teeth
on each wheel to avoid interference (ii) the number of pairs of teeth in
contact.

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Two 20° involute spur gears mesh externally and give a velocity ratio of
3. Module is 3 mm and the addendum is equal to 1.1 module. If the
pinion rotates at 120 rpm, determine (i) the minimum number of teeth
on each wheel to avoid interference (ii) the number of pairs of teeth in
contact.

Thus, 1 pair of teeth will always remain in contact whereas for 78%
of the time, 2 pairs of teeth will be in contact.

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Two 20° involute spur gears have a module of 10 mm. The addendum is
equal to one module. The larger gear has 40 teeth while the pinion has
20 teeth. Will the gear interfere with the pinion?

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A pair of spur gears with involute teeth is to give a gear ratio of 4: 1. The
arc of approach is not to be less than the circular pitch and smaller
wheel is the driver. The angle of pressure is 14.5°. Find : 1. the least
number of teeth that can be used on each wheel, and 2. the addendum
of the wheel in terms of the circular pitch.

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A pair of spur gears with involute teeth is to give a gear ratio of 4: 1. The
arc of approach is not to be less than the circular pitch and smaller
wheel is the driver. The angle of pressure is 14.5°. Find : 1. the least
number of teeth that can be used on each wheel, and 2. the addendum
of the wheel in terms of the circular pitch.

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Two 20° involute spur gears have a module of 10 mm. The addendum is one module.
The larger gear has 50 teeth and the pinion has 13 teeth. Does interference occur? If it
occurs, to what value should the pressure angle be changed to eliminate interference?

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The following data relate to two meshing involute gears: Number of teeth on the
gear wheel = 60 ; pressure angle = 20o ; Gear ratio = 1.5; Speed of the gear wheel =
100 rpm; Module = 8 mm; The addendum on each wheel is such that the path of
approach and the path of recess on each side are 40% of the maximum possible length
each. Determine the addendum for the pinion and the gear and the length of the arc of
contact.

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A pinion of 20o involute teeth rotating at 275 rpm meshes with a gear and provides a
gear ratio of 1.8. The number of teeth on the pinion is 20 and the module is 8 mm. If
the interference is just avoided, determine (i) the addenda on the wheel and the pinion
(ii) the path of contact, and (iii) the maximum velocity of sliding on both sides of the
pitch point.

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 References:
1. Theory of Machines, Rattan, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2009.
2. Theory of Machines, R S Kurmi, Eurasia Publishing House, 2005

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