The Geometry of Involute Gears
By: by J. R. Colbourne
Publisher: Springer New York
Published: 1987
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9781461291466; 9781461247647
Subjects: Engineering; Production of electric energy or power; Engineering design
Description: The book contains a comprehensive description of the geometry of involute gears. No previous knowledge of gear geometry is assumed, and the only mathematics required is an understanding of vector algebra. The book starts by proving the law of gearing which is then used to introduce the involute spur gear and to describe many of its properties. A chapter on non-involute gears gives the theoretical background for calculating the shape and curvature of gear tooth fillets. Additional chapters address internal gears, helical gears, parallel-axis helical gear pairs, and the operation of crossed helical gear pairs. Finally, there are chapters on the methods by which involute gears can be cut and on the calculation of their tooth stresses.
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Table of contents: title: Contents: Introduction; title: Spur Gears: The Law of Gearing. Tooth Profile of an Involute Gear. Gears in Mesh. Contact Ratio, Interference and Backlash. Gear Cutting I, Spur Gears. Profile Shift. Miscellaneous Circles. Measurement of Tooth Thickness. Geometry of Non-Involute Gears. Curvature of Tooth Profiles. Tooth Stresses in Spur Gears. Internal Gears; title: Helical Gears: Tooth Surface of a Helical Involute Gear. Helical Gears in Mesh. Crossed Helical Gears. Gear Cutting II, Helical Gears. Tooth Stresses in Helical Gears; title: Bibliography; title: Index.