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HELICAL GEARS

TO GET HAVING RULE FORMULA

Divide the
Transverse D.P. transverse D.P.
Normal D.P. Pnd = Pd / cos Ψ
and helix angle by the cosine of
the helix angle
Multiply normal
Normal D.P. and D.P. by the
Transverse D.P. Pd = Pnd / cos Ψ
helix angle cosine of the
helix angle
Multiply the tan
of the
Transverse P.A. transverse P.A.
tan Φt cos
Normal P.A. and helix angle by the cosine of
Ψ=inv/tan Φn
of gear the helix angle
= INV/tan
normal P.A.
Divide the tan of
Normal P.A. and NPA by the
tan Φt = tan Φn /
Transverse P.A. helix angle of cosine of the
cos Ψ
gear helix angle =
TAN trans. P.A.
Divide the
number of teeth
Number of
by the product
teeth, normal D = NG / Pnd
Pitch diameter of the normal
pitch and tooth cos y
pitch and the
angle
cosine of the
tooth angle.
Number of teeth Divide the
Pitch diameter plus transverse number of teeth D = N / Pd
diameter pitch in the gear by
 the transverse
diametral pitch
Multiply the
Normal circular Transverse CP transverse CP by
Pn = Pt cos Ψ
pitch and helix angle the cosine of the
helix angle
Divide the pitch
Pitch circumference
L = π * Dw / tan
circumference by the tangent
Ψ
and helix angle of the helix
Lead of helical angle
gear
Divide the
product of the
Normal CP,
number of teeth L = N * Pn / sin
number of teeth
times the norm. Ψ
and helix angle
CP by the sine of
the helix angle.
Divide the
normal CP by
Normal CP and the transverse
transverse circular pitch; cos Ψ = Pn / Pt
circular pitch the quotient will
be the cosine of
the helix angle.

Helix angle Multiply the

pitch diameter
Pitch diameter
by π divide the cos Ψ = D - π / L
plus lead
results by the
lead
Divide the
tangent of the
Normal and normal P.A. by cos Ψ = tan Φ /
trans P.A. the tangent of tan Φt
the trans. P.A. =
cos HA
Add twice the
Outside Pitch diameter addendum to
Do = 2 * α + D
diameter and addendum the pitch
diameter
 Add together the
pitch diameter
Pitch diameters C = (D1 + D2) /
Center distance of the two gears
of both gears 2
and divide the
sum by 2
Divide the
Number of teeth number of teeth
for which to Number of teeth in the gear by Nc = N / (cos
select form and tooth angle the cube of the y)3
cutter cosine of the
tooth angle
Multiply the
pitch diameter
Lead of tooth Pitch diameter L = π * D cotan
by π times the
helix and helix angle Ψ
cotangent of the
tooth angle
Divide 1 by the
Addendum Normal D.P. normal α = 1 / Pnd
diametral pitch
Divide 2.157 (or
Whole depth of 2.25) by the
Normal D.P. ht = 2.15 / Pnd
tooth normal
diametral pitch
Normal tooth Divide 1.571 by
thickness at Normal D.P. the normal Tn = 1.571 / Pnd
pitch line diametral pitch
Add the number
of teeth in both
Number of teeth
Operating gears together,
in both gears Pod = [(N1 +
transverse divide by two,
plus operating N2) / 2] / Co
diametral pitch then divide by
center distance
the operating
center distance
Number of teeth Add the number
in both gears of teeth in both
Operating center plus the gears together, Co = [(N1 + N2)
distance operating divide by two, / 2] / Pod
transverse then divide by
diametral pitch the operating
 transverse
diametral pitch
Multiply the
Pitch diameter pitch diameter
Number of teeth
plus transverse by the N = D * Pd
in gear
diametral pitch transverse
diametral pitch
Pitch diameter
Divide TPD by
Transverse DP and number of Pd = N / D
number of teeth
teeth
Pitch diameter Multiply the Pd
Base diameter Db = D * cos. Φt
and trans. P.A. by trans. PA

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