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Gear Terminology: Basic Terms Used in Gear & Calculation

The document defines various terms used in gear terminology and calculations. It lists 24 key terms including pitch circle, pitch diameter, pressure angle, pitch point, addendum, dedendum, circular pitch, diametral pitch, module, clearance, tooth thickness, face width, profile, and backlash. For each term, it provides a brief definition and explanation of how it relates to gear design and calculation. The document serves as a reference for basic gear terminology.

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Gear Terminology: Basic Terms Used in Gear & Calculation

The document defines various terms used in gear terminology and calculations. It lists 24 key terms including pitch circle, pitch diameter, pressure angle, pitch point, addendum, dedendum, circular pitch, diametral pitch, module, clearance, tooth thickness, face width, profile, and backlash. For each term, it provides a brief definition and explanation of how it relates to gear design and calculation. The document serves as a reference for basic gear terminology.

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Gear Terminology: Basic Terms Used In Gear &


Calculation
In this article, you'll learn what are the different Gear Terminology and Terms used in gear
with calculation, And also you can download the PDF file of this post at end of it.

Gear Terminology:
Following are the gear terminology and gear terms used in the description of gears:

1. Pitch circle 9. Dedendum circle


2. Pitch circle diameter 10. Base circle
3. Pressure angle 11. Circular pitch
4. Pitch point 12. Diameter pitch
5. Pitch surface 13. Module
6. Addendum 14. Clearance
7. Dedendum 15. Total Depth
8. Addendum circle 16. Working Depth

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17. Tooth thickness 21. Top land


18. Tooth space 22. Face width
19. The face of the tooth 23. Profile
20. The flank of the tooth 24. Backlash

Explanation of Gear Terms


1. Pitch circle

Pich circle is the imaginary circle that rolls without slipping with a pitch circle of a mating gear.

2. Pitch Circle Diameter

The pitch circle diameter is the diameter of the pitch circle. It is also known as pitch diameter.

3. Pressure angle

Pressure angle is the angle between the common normal at the point of tooth contact and the
common tangent to the pitch circle. The usual pressure angles are 14½° and 20°.

4. Pitch point

It is a common point of contact between two pitch circles.

5. Pitch surface

It is the surface of the imaginary rolling cylinder that the toothed gear may be considered to
replace.

6. Addendum

The addendum is the radial distance of a tooth from the pitch circle to the top of the tooth.

7. Dedendum

Dedendum is the circle drawn through the bottom of the teeth. It is also called "root circle".

8. Addendum circle

It is the circle drawn through the top of the teeth and it is concentric with the pitch circle.

9. Dedendum circle

It is the circle drawn through the bottom of the tooth. It is also called "root circle".

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10. Base Circle

The base circle of involute gear is the circle from which involute tooth profiles are determined.

11. Circular pitch

The circular pitch is the distance measured on the circumference of the pitch circle from a point
of one tooth to the corresponding point on the next tooth. It is denoted by Pc.

Pc = πd/T

• D = diameter of the circle


• T = No. of teeth on the wheel

12. Diametral Pitch

It is the ratio of a number of teeth to the pitch circle diameter. It is indicated by Pd.

Pd = T/d = π/Pc

Pc = πd/T

Where,

• T= No. of teeth,
• d= Pitch circle diameter.

13. Module

A module is the ratio of pitch circle diameter by m. m= d/T

14. Clearance

Clearance is the difference between the dedendum of one gear and the addendum of the mating
gear.

15. Total Depth

Total depth is the radial distance between the addendum and the dedendum of a gear. It is equal
to the sum of addendum and dedendum.

16. Working Depth

It is the radial distance from the addendum circle to the clearance circle. It is equal to the sum of
the addendum of the two meshing gears.

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17. Tooth thickness

Tooth thickness is the width of the tooth measured along the pitch circle.

18. Tooth space

Tooth space is the width of space between the two adjacent teeth measured along the pitch circle.

19. Face of the tooth

It is the surface of the tooth above the pitch surface.

20. Flank of the tooth

The flank of the tooth is the surface of the tooth below the pitch surface.

21. Top land

The top land is the surface of the top of the tooth.

22. Face width

Face width is the width of the gear tooth measured parallel to its axis.

23. Profile

It is the curve formed by the face and flank of the tooth.

24. Backlash

Backlash is the difference between the thickness of a tooth and the width of a tooth space on
which it meshes.

You may be interested in reading more articles on Gears:

1. What Is Gear Ratio? It’s Formula and Calculation


2. Types and Classification Of Gears and Gear Trains
3. Four Types of Gearbox That Are Used In Modern Vehicles

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