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    GEARS

    Definition:
    Gears are toothed, mechanical transmission elements used to
    transfer motion and power between machine components.

    TYPES:
    Spur Gears:
    The most common type of gears employed, spur gears are
    constructed with straight teeth cut or inserted parallel to the
    gear’s shaft on a circular (i.e., cylindrical) gear body. In mated
    pairs, these gears employ the parallel axes configuration to
    transmit motion and power. Depending on the application,
    they can be mated with another spur gear, an internal gear
    (such as in a planetary gear system), or a gear rack (such as in
    a rack and pinion gear pair).
    Helical Gears:
    Similar to spur gears, helical gears typically employ the
    parallel axes configuration with mated gear pairs, but, if
    aligned properly, they can also be used to drive non-parallel,
    non-intersecting shafts. However, unlike spur gears, these
    gears are constructed with teeth which twist around the
    cylindrical gear body at an angle to the gear face. Helical
    gears are produced with right-hand and left-hand angled teeth
    with each gear pair comprised of a right-hand and left-hand
    gear of the same helix angle.

    Bevel Gears:
    Bevel gears are cone-shaped gears with teeth placed along the
    conical surface. These gears are used to transmit motion and
    power between intersecting shafts in applications which
    require changes to the axis of rotation. Typically, bevel gears
    are employed for shaft configurations placed at 90-degree
    angles, but configurations with lesser or greater angles are
    also manageable.

    Worm Gears:
    Worm gear pairs are comprised of a worm wheel—typically a
    cylindrical gear—paired with a worm—i.e., a screw-shaped
    gear. These gears are used to transmit motion and power
    between non-parallel, non-intersecting shafts. They offer large
    gear ratios and capabilities for substantial speed reduction
    while maintaining quiet and smooth operation.
    Rack and Pinion Gears:
    Rack and pinion gears are a pair of gears comprised of a gear
    rack and a cylindrical gear referred to as the pinion. The gear
    rack can be considered as a gear of infinite radius (i.e., a flat
    bar) and is constructed with straight teeth cut or inserted on
    the bar’s surface. Depending on the type of pinion gear with
    which it is mated, the gear rack’s teeth are either parallel
    (when mated with spur gears) or angled (when mated with
    helical gears). For either of these rack designs, rotational
    motion can be converted into linear motion or linear motion
    can be converted into rotational motion.

    Power Transmission:
    Gears are used to transfer motion and torque between machine
    components in mechanical devices. Depending on the design
    and construction of the gear pair employed, gears can change
    the direction of movement and/or increase the output speed or
    torque. Power transmission gearboxes are devices for the
    transmission or translation of movement. In industry
    gearboxes are used to transform the speeds and torques
    produced by the prime mover in order that they are
    appropriate to the machine which is to be driven.
    Applications:
    Gears are devices used throughout industry for a variety of
    mechanical machines and systems. Several types of gears are
    available and employed in a wide range of residential,
    commercial, and industrial applications, including:
     Aircrafts
     Automobiles
     Clocks
     Marine systems
     Material handling equipment
     Measuring instrumentation
     Power plants
     Pumps

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