involute teeth

involute teeth
(in gears) teeth having a profile that is the involute of a circle.

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  • Involute teeth — of spur gears, helical gears, and worms are those in which the profile in a transverse plane (exclusive of the fillet curve) is the involute of a circle. [ ANSI/AGMA 1012 G05 , Gear Nomenclature, Definition of Terms with Symbols .] Notes …   Wikipedia

  • involute teeth — (in gears) teeth having a profile that is the involute of a circle …   Useful english dictionary

  • involute — I. adjective Etymology: Latin involutus concealed, from past participle of involvere Date: 1661 1. a. curled spirally b. (1) curled or curved inward (2) having the edges rolled over the upper surface toward the midrib < an involute leaf > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • involute — in•vo•lute adj., n. [[t]ˈɪn vəˌlut[/t]] v. [[t]ˌɪn vəˈlut[/t]] adj. n. v. lut•ed, lut•ing 1) intricate; complex 2) mac curled or curved inward or spirally: a gear with involute teeth[/ex] 3) bio rolled inward from the edge, as a leaf 4) zool. (of …   From formal English to slang

  • Involute — In the differential geometry of curves, an involute of a smooth curve is another curve, obtained by attaching an imaginary taut string to the given curve and tracing its free end as it is wound onto that given curve; or in reverse, unwound. It is …   Wikipedia

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  • involute tooth — noun : a gear tooth that conforms in contact profile to an involute curve, that engages mating teeth with rolling rather than sliding friction, and that transmits motion with speed practically independent of slight changes in center distance …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gear — For the gear like device used to drive a roller chain, see Sprocket. This article is about mechanical gears. For other uses, see Gear (disambiguation). Two meshing gears transmitting rotational motion. Note that the smaller gear is rotating… …   Wikipedia

  • List of gear nomenclature — Gears have a wide range of unique terminology known as gear nomenclature. Many of the terms defined cite the same reference work.[1] Contents 1 Addendum 2 Addendum angle 3 Addendum circle …   Wikipedia

  • Design and manufacturing of gears — Gear design is the process of designing a gear. Designing is done prior to manufacturing and includes calculation of the gear geometry, taking into account gear strength, wear characteristic of the gear teeth, material selection, gear alignment… …   Wikipedia

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