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A Gear Is A Wheel With Teeth On Its Outer Edge. The Teeth of One Gear Mesh (Or Engage) With The Teeth of Another

Gears are wheels with teeth that mesh to transfer motion between shafts. Multiple gears can be connected to form gear trains that increase or decrease rotational speed. Gear ratio is calculated by counting the teeth on each gear. Spur gears have straight teeth and are commonly used in series for large reductions, while helical gears operate more smoothly. Bevel gears change the direction of rotation between perpendicular shafts.

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A Gear Is A Wheel With Teeth On Its Outer Edge. The Teeth of One Gear Mesh (Or Engage) With The Teeth of Another

Gears are wheels with teeth that mesh to transfer motion between shafts. Multiple gears can be connected to form gear trains that increase or decrease rotational speed. Gear ratio is calculated by counting the teeth on each gear. Spur gears have straight teeth and are commonly used in series for large reductions, while helical gears operate more smoothly. Bevel gears change the direction of rotation between perpendicular shafts.

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Gears

A gear is a wheel with teeth on its outer edge.


The teeth of one gear mesh (or engage) with the teeth of another.

Above
Gears meshing or engaged
Gears
Driver and Driven
• Two meshed gears always
rotate in opposite directions.

Spur Gears

Driven gear
Driver gear
Gears
Idler gear
Driver

Idler gear

Driven
Gears
Simple Gear Train

• Multiple gears can be connected together to form a gear train.

Each shaft carries only


one gear wheel.

Intermediate gears are


known as Idler Gears.
Gears
Compound Gear Train
If two gear wheels are mounted
on a common shaft then it’s a
Compound Gear train.

Driver
Compound
Gear

Driven
Gears
Gear Ratio

• Generally, the Gear Ratio is


calculated by counting the teeth of
the two gears, and applying the
following formula:

Gear ratio = Number of teeth on driven gear


Number of teeth on driver gear
Gears
Gear Ratio - Calculation

A 100 tooth gear drives a 25


tooth gear. Calculate the gear
ratio for the meshing teeth.

Gear ratio = Number of teeth on driven gear


Number of teeth on driver gear

Gear ratio = driven 25 = 1


driver 100 4
This is written as 1:4
Gears
Gear Speed :- Calculation

A motor gear has 28 teeth


and revolves at 100 rev/min.
The driven gear has 10 teeth.
What is its rotational speed?
28 teeth,
driver
10 teeth,
driven

Speed of driven gear = Number of teeth on driver gear x 100


Number of teeth on driven gear

Speed of driven gear = driver = 28 x 100 = 280 rev/min


driven 10
Gears
Worm gear and wheel

• The worm gear is always


the drive gear

Worm and wheel


Gears
Rack and Pinion

• The rack and pinion


gear is used to convert
between rotary and
linear motion.
Heavy Duty
Car Jack
Gears
Bevel gears
• Bevel gears are used to transfer drive through an
angle of 90o.

Bevel Gears
Important Calculations : -

Work Done = Force x Distance moved in the direction of the force

Total Work Done


Power =
Total Time Taken

Power Output
Efficiency % = X 100
Power Input
Efficiency = Mechanical advantage
Velocity ratio

Friction: - Resists the movement of one surface over another


Spur Gears
The most common gears are spur gears and are used in
series for large gear reductions. The teeth on spur gears
are straight and are mounted in parallel on different shafts.
Spur gears are used in washing machines, screwdrivers,
windup alarm clocks, and other devices. These are
particularly loud, due to the gear tooth engaging and
colliding. Each impact makes loud noises and causes
vibration, which is why spur gears are not used in
machinery like cars. A normal gear ratio range is 1:1 to
6:1.
Helical Gears
Helical gears operate more smoothly and quietly compared to
spur gears due to the way the teeth interact. The teeth on a
helical gear cut at an angle to the face of the gear. When two
of the teeth start to engage, the contact is gradual--starting at
one end of the tooth and maintaining contact as the gear
rotates into full engagement. The typical range of the helix
angle is about 15 to 30 deg. The thrust load varies directly with
the magnitude of tangent of helix angle. Helical is the most
commonly used gear in transmissions. They also generate large
amounts of thrust and use bearings to help support the thrust
load. Helical gears can be used to adjust the rotation angle by
90 deg. when mounted on perpendicular shafts. Its normal gear
ratio range is 3:2 to 10:1.
Bevel Gears
• Bevel gears are used to change the direction of
a shaft’s rotation. Bevel gears have teeth that
are available in straight, spiral, or hypoid shape.
Straight teeth have similar characteristics to
spur gears and also have a large impact when
engaged. Like spur gears, the normal gear ratio
range for straight bevel gears is 3:2 to 5:1.

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