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Gear Trains

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Variations on Gear Trains

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Gear Trains
Gear trains are used to:

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Gear Trains
Naming and labeling:

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Gear Pairs

The angle relationship is:

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Gear Pairs
The Kinematic Coefficient is the rate at
which a gear rotates with respect to the input
gear:

The speed ratio is:

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Gear Pairs
Be careful with rotation directions:

For two external gears:
N2 N3 N2 N3

3 3
2 2

For external and internal gear pair:

N3
N2
2
3

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Gear Pairs
The torque ratio is given by:

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Parallel-Axis Gear Trains

Speed ratio calculation N3 = 24 N5 = 24
N2 = 8 N4 = 8

Idler gears

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Parallel-Axis Gear Trains

Speed ratio calculation N3 = 24 N5 = 24
N2 = 8 N4 = 8

Speed calculation
If 2 = 120 RPM, 5 =

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Epicyclic Gear Trains

Also called:
Comprised of:

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Epicyclic Gear Trains

These can be drawn schematically

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Epicyclic Gear Trains

A variety of arrangements are possible

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Epicyclic Gear Trains

12 possible variations
according to Lvai.

Bevel Gear Epicyclic

Trains

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Epicyclic Gear Trains

Speed ratio calculation

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Adders and Differentials

Some variations

Automobile differential

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Adders and Differentials

Chinese mechanism for tracking direction.

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Adders and Differentials

Limited Slip Differential

Worm Gear (TORSEN) Differential

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Designing Gear Trains

Given (typically):

Overall speed ratio

Input torque

Available space

Location of input and output shafts
Solution:
1. Choose gear arrangement (see tables from Gear
Handbook).
2. Choose approximate gear ratios for each
reduction.
3. Simultaneously choose pitch/number of
teeth/pitch circle radii/center distances.
4. Source the gears.

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Designing Gear Trains

From Gear Handbook (Editor D.W. Dudley) McGraw Hill

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Designing Gear Trains

From Gear Handbook (Editor D.W. Dudley) McGraw Hill

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Designing Gear Trains

From Gear Handbook (Editor D.W. Dudley) McGraw Hill

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