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TABLE 1.7 SUMMARY OF FUNDAMENTALS

SPUR GEARS

To Obtain From Known Symbol and Formula
Pitch diameter Number of teeth and pitch D = N = N·Pc
    Pd     
p
Circular Pitch Diametral pitch or number of
teeth and pitch diameter
Pc   = p =    pD
          Pd       N
Diametral pitch Circular pitch or number of
teeth and pitch diameter
Pd  =   p = N
           Pc   D
Number of teeth Pitch and pitch diameter N =DPd = D
                  Pc 
Outside diameter Pitch and pitch diameter or
pitch and number of teeth
 Do =D + 2 = N+2
              P
d   Pd
Root diameter Pitch diameter and dedendum  DR = D - 2b
Base circle diameter Pitch diameter and pressure angle  Db=D cos f
Base pitch Circular pitch and pressure angle  Pb = Pc cos f
Tooth thickness at
standard pitch diameter
Circular pitch  Tstd = Pc = pD
           2     2N
Addendum Diametral pitch  a =  1  
        P
d
Center distance Pitch diameters Or number
of teeth and pitch
 C=D1+D2=N1+N2=Pc(N1+N2)
    2         2P
d         2
p
Contact ratio Outside radii, base radii, center
distance and pressure angle
 mp = (Ro²-Rb²)½+(ro²-rb²)½-C sin f
Pc cos f
Backlash (linear) From change in center distance  B = 2 (DC) tan f
Backlash (linear) From change in tooth thickness  B = DT
Backlash (linear)
along line of acvon
Linear backlash along pitch cirde  BLA = B cos f 
Backlash, angular Linear backlash  aB = 6880 B (arc minutes)
D    
Minimum number of
teeth for no undercutting
Pressure angle  N =     2     
    sin²
f 
Dedendum Pitch diameter and
root diameter ( DR )
 b = ½(D-DR)
Clearance Addendum and dedendum c = b - a  
Working depth Addendum  hk = 2a
Pressure angle
( standard )
Base circle diameter and pitch
diameter
f =cos-1 Db/D 
Operating pressure
angle
Actual operating pitch diameter
and base circle diameter
 f =cos-1 Db/D' 

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