Machine Tools/gears Flashcards
A ____ is a disc, wheel or cone that has drive teeth that are meshed, or interlocked, with a mating gear
Gear
A ___ is a straight gear or a gear without a curve. Combined with a gear it converts between rotary and linear motion
Rack
5 inherent disadvantages of gears when compared to belt and chain power transmissions
-expensive
-relatively heavy
-require more exact center distance
-require more maintenance (ie backlash, lube, alignment
-has no inherent overload protection
4 general categories of gears
-spur
-helixal
-bevel
-worm
Considered to be the most basic a of gears and are most likely to be produced on general machine shop equipment
External spur gear
The teeth on an ____ are arranged around the inside dia of a hollow cylinder. Although more difficult to cut, the teeth have more contact area and the shafts can be mich closer together
Internal spur gear
Teeth on a ___ are cut at an angle to the gear axis, in a shape of a helicopter or 3 dimensional curve like a spring
Helical gear
Helical gears can operate at higher speeds with less vibration. Able to transmit larger loads than spur gears of the same diameter. T or f?
True
The teeth on a LH helical gear slope down to the left and RH slope down to the right. T or f?
True
Teeth of ___ are similar to the teeth of spur and helical gears, buy theu are formed on a surface of a cone instead of a cylinder.
Bevel gears
Bevel gears are used to transmit power between intersecting shafts, this allows the transmission of power around corners. T or f
True
Bevel gears that meet at 90 and have the same # of teeth are called
Mitre gears
Bevel gears that meet at ant angle other than 90 are called
Angular bevel gear
4 styles of bevel gears
Straight
Spiral
Zero
Hypoid
A _____ drive consists if a special threaded driver called a worm that drives a gear called worm gear or worm wheel
Worm gear
Worm gear drives connect crossing shafts at 90’ and are always used as reduction units, t or f?
True
The line of action on 2 gears that are in mesh crosses a line tangent to the pitch circles of 2bgears at an angle forming the ____?
Pressure angle
Most common pressure angles in use today are…?
14.5, 20 and 25deg
This pressure angle are sometimes described as obsolete but can still be found in lots of older equipment
14.5deg
This pressure angle hear tend to he the most popular choice for new designs
20deg
This pressure angle gears are generally used where increased strength or less undercutting is required
25deg
Minimum # of teeth in 3 pressure angles
14.5deg = 32min teeth
20deg= 18
25deg= 12
A ___ is a series of 2 or more gears in mesh
Gear train
3 types of gears in a gear train
-driver gear
-driven gear
-idler gear
A ___ imparts power to the drive train, It is the first gear in a simple gear train
Driver gear
A __gear receives power from a driver gear. It is the last gear in a simple gear train and is connected to the driven shaft
Driven gear
___ gear lie between the driver and driven year and have no effect on the ratio of a gear train
Idler gear
_____ have 1 driver, 1 driven gear and they may or may not include idler gear. All gears are arranged in the same plane. Also referred to as single reduction trains
Simple gear trains
____ have atleast 2 drive gears and 2 driven gears and may or.may not include idler. Atleast one pair of gears are locked together and rotate on a common shaft
Compound gear trains
As a general rule, if the # of shafts is odd, the first and last gear rotate in the same direction, and vise versa if the shafts are an even number. T or f
True
The rate of change between one shaft and another is expressed as the ___?
VR or velocity ratio
The torque ratio from one shaft to another is called ___, and is identical to the velocity ratio
MA or mechanical advantage
If the VR is greater than 1 a speed reduction drive is described. If the VR is less than 1, a speed increaser is described, t or f?
True
3 configurations of spur gear
-internal
-external
-rack and pinion
Difference between spur gears and helical gears
Helical gears are spur gears that have teeth cut at an angle
The ___ of a gear is the distance from a point on one tooth to the pitch to a corresponding point on the next tooth, measured on the pitch circle
Circular pitch
___ is the radial distance from the root of the gear tooth to the pitch circle
Dedendum
The ___ of a gear tooth is the contact or working surface of the gear tooth between the pitch circle and top of the tooth
Face
The ___ of a gear tooth is the surface of the tooth that lies between the pitch circle and root circle of the gear
Flank
The radial distance between the outside diameter and the root diameter
Full or whole depth
The ___ of a gear is the diameter of the outside circle
Outside diameter
The ___ of a gear is the effective diameter of the gear where all ratio and speed calculations are made
Pitch diameter