Engineering Gear Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
- Parallel or coplanar shafts connected by gears
- Straight teeth parallel to the axis of the wheel
A
Spur Gear
2
Q
Inclined teeth to the axis of the shaft
A
Helical Gear
3
Q
Double Helical
Thrusts are counterbalanced
A
Herringbone Gear
4
Q
Intersecting coplanar gears, teeth taper in height and thickness
A
Straight bevel gear
5
Q
Teeth are oblique and intersecting coplaner gears
A
Spiral bevel gear
6
Q
A spiral do hickey on a gear
A
Worm Gear
7
Q
Toothed bar + meshed gear to create linear force
A
Rack and Pinion
8
Q
Gear inside a cylinder or cone
A
Internal Gear
9
Q
Spiral bevel where the gears axes’ do not intersect
A
Hypoid Gear
10
Q
Disk shaped gear + spur, conical, or helical pinion
A
Face Gear
11
Q
Run chains or belts
A
Sprockets
12
Q
Rotational Velocity
A
RPM
13
Q
Torque
A
Nm
14
Q
Gear Ratio
A
R
15
Q
W out
A
W in/R