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Bevel Gears

Addendum
Addendum is the length of the tooth from the pitch diameter to the major diameter.

Addendum Modification
Addendum Modification is the amount of addendum change of a modified tooth. This value
can be positive or negative. If the sum of change to a pair of gears equals zero then there is
no change to the center distance.

AGMA Class
AGMA Class sets the AGMA Class for this component.

Angle, Back
The Back Angle is perpendicular to the pitch cone at the pitch diameter measured
perpendicular to the shaft.

Angle, Face
The Face Angle of a blank is made parallel to the root cone of the mating gear.

Angle, Front
Front Angle is parallel to the back angle at the inside surface of the face width. Miter gears
do not have this geometry.

Angle, Pitch

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The Pitch Angle is from the apex point to a point on the pitch diameter measured from the
shaft.

Angle, Root
The Root Angle is from the apex point to the bottom of the dedendum.

Angles, Sum of Pitch

Sum of Pitch Angles defines the sum of the pitch angles for this component and its parent
component.

Backlash
Backlash is the thinning (or thickening, if a negative value) of the tooth profile after any
modification to the tooth form.

Circular Pitch
Circular Pitch is the arc length of a single pitch at the pitch diameter.

Coefficient, Addendum
Addendum Coefficient is a constant that is divided by the diametral pitch to determine the
length of the addendum before any modification. The addendum length of a 10 diametral-
pitch gear with an addendum coefficient of 0.8 is 0.080in.

The whole depth is equal to the sum of twice the addendum coefficient and the clearance
coefficient divided by the diametral pitch.

Coefficient, Addendum Modification

Addendum Modification Coefficient is the ratio of change of a modified tooth. This value can
be positive or negative. If the sum of change to a pair of gears equals zero then there is no
change to the center distance.

Coefficient, Clearance
Clearance Coefficient is a constant that is divided by the diametral pitch to determine the
clearance in the root of the gear tooth.

The whole depth is equal to the sum of the clearance coefficient and twice the addendum
coefficient divided by the diametral pitch.

Coefficient, Fillet
Fillet Coefficient is a constant that is divided by the diametral pitch to determine the radius of
the hob tip that creates the gear tooth root.

Crown to Back
Crown to Back defines the distance from the crown to the back of the gear including any hub
projection.

Crown to Apex
Crown to Apex defines the distance from the crown to the gear apex. This is a read-only
value.

Dedendum
Dedendum is the radial length of the tooth between the pitch diameter and the minor diameter.

Diameter, Base
Base Diameter is a diameter that is tangent to the pressure angle. The involute curve cannot
be within this diameter.

Diameter, Outside

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Outside Diameter displays the outside diameter of the bevel gear. This value cannot be
changed directly and is a result of the pitch diameter, addendum and back angle.

Diameter, Pitch
Pitch Diameter is a theoretical diameter of the gear.

Diametral Pitch
Diametral Pitch is used in imperial system gears

Face to Back
Face to Back is a read only value that defines the overall length of the gear along the axis.

Face Width
Face Width defines the length of the tooth along the pitch cone.

Fillet Radius
Fillet Radius defines the radius on the tip of the cutter, which forms a trochoidal curve tangent
to the tooth root.

K Factor
Circular Thickness Factors K for Gleason system spiral bevel gears. This value can be found
in Machinery’s Handbook in the 24th and earlier editions. The user must specify this value
for spiral bevel gears. It is automatically generated for Gleason straight bevel gear sets.

Manufacturing Method
Manufacturing Method defines how the gear is to be manufactured. Select Gleason or Non-
standard. Selecting Non-standard allows the user more control of the parameters of the
geometry.

Module (displayed as Modular)

Module (transverse) is used in metric system gears. Module equals the normal module
divided by the cosine of the helical angle.

Mounting Distance
Mounting Distance defines the distance from the apex to the end of the bevel gear. This
dimension will include the hub projection.

Name
Name defines the name of the part.

Number of Teeth
Number of Teeth defines the number of teeth for the component.

Part Color
Part Color sets the color of the component. If the component is the active component then the
color used for display is determined by the Color_Active_Component option in the Options
menu. To get an active component to be displayed in its specified color, set the
Color_Active_Component option to Transparent.

Path
Path defines the name of the folder where the component files are stored.

Pitch Variation Accumulated

Currently not used

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Pitch Variation Allowable

Currently not used

Pressure Angle
Pressure Angle is the angle of the tooth at the pitch diameter normal to the cutter.

Spiral Angle
Spiral Angle defines the angle of the spiral. Specify 0 degrees for a straight bevel gear.
Normally 35 degrees is specified for spiral bevel gears.

Spiral Direction
Spiral Direction defines the direction of the spiral for spiral bevel gears. Select right hand or
left hand.

Tooth Thickness
Tooth Thickness is the arc thickness of the tooth at the pitch diameter.

Units
Units sets the measurement units for the component; select Inches or Metric.

Web Thickness
Web Thickness defines the thickness between the face of the bevel gear and the back face, not
including the hub projection. For a miter type gear, set this value to 0.0.

Whole Depth
Whole Depth is the depth of the tooth (from the major diameter to the minor diameter).

The whole depth is equal to the sum of the clearance coefficient and twice the addendum
coefficient divided by the diametral pitch.

Working Depth
Working Depth is the length of the tooth that engages the mating gear at the pitch line.

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