Tooth Contact Analysis of Parabolic Gears with New Type of Profile

2013 ◽  
Vol 365-366 ◽  
pp. 294-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Yan Zhang ◽  
Hui Guo

The meshing principle of a new kind of parabolic gear is introduced, and the tooth surface equations of parabolic gear are obtained. A tooth contact analysis to simulate meshing and contact is applied. The paper investigates the influence of misalignment on transmission errors and shift of bearing contact. Examples to illustrate the developed approaches are proposed. The research provides the basis for design of new high strength parabolic gears.

2013 ◽  
Vol 572 ◽  
pp. 351-354
Author(s):  
Simon Vilmos

In this study, an optimization methodology is proposed to systematically define head-cutter geometry and machine tool settings to introduce optimal tooth modifications in face-hobbed hypoid gears. The goal of the optimization is to simultaneously minimize tooth contact pressures and angular displacement error of the driven gear, while concurrently confining the loaded contact pattern within the tooth boundaries. The proposed optimization procedure relies heavily on a loaded tooth contact analysis for the prediction of tooth contact pressure distribution and transmission errors. The objective function and the constraints are not available analytically, but they are computable, i.e., they exist numerically through the loaded tooth contact analysis. The core algorithm of the proposed nonlinear programming procedure is based on a direct search method. Effectiveness of this optimization was demonstrated by using a face-hobbed hypoid gear example. Considerable reductions in the maximum tooth contact pressure and in the transmission errors were obtained.


2010 ◽  
Vol 29-32 ◽  
pp. 1711-1716
Author(s):  
Shu Yan Zhang ◽  
Hui Guo

A double direction modification with a grinding worm is applied on tooth surface of face gear drive. The surface equations of the rack cutter, shaper and grinding worm are derived respectively. Loaded tooth contact analysis (LTCA) with finite element method (FEM) is performed to investigate the meshing performance of face gear drive before modification and after modification. The modification by a grinding worm can obviously reduce the sensitivity of face gear drive to misalignment; the bending stress and the contact stress are reduced with avoiding edge contact; the load transmission error is reduced. This method can obtain a more stable bearing contact in contrast to the method by increasing tooth number of shaper, and the modification magnitude can be controlled freely. The investigation is illustrated with numerical examples.


1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. L. Litvin ◽  
J. Zhang ◽  
R. F. Handschuh

A topology of crowned spur pinion tooth surface that reduces the level of transmission errors due to misalignment is proposed. The geometry of the deviated pinion tooth surface and regular gear tooth surface, along with tooth contact analysis is discussed. Generation of the deviated pinion tooth surface by a plane whose motion is controlled by a five-degree-of-freedom system is proposed. Numerical results are included and indicate that transmission errors remain low as the gears are misaligned.


1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. L. Litvin ◽  
J. Zhang ◽  
R. F. Handschuh

A method for generation of crowned pinion tooth surfaces using a surface of revolution is developed. The crowned pinion meshes with a regular involute gear and has a prescribed parabolic type of transmission errors when the gears operate in the aligned mode. When the gears are misaligned the transmission error remains parabolic with the maximum level still remaining very small (less than 0.34 arc second for the numerical examples). Tooth Contact Analysis (TCA) is used to simulate the conditions of meshing, determine the transmission error, and the bearing contact.


2010 ◽  
Vol 139-141 ◽  
pp. 1154-1157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Guo ◽  
Ning Zhao ◽  
Hao Gao

This paper proposes a modification method for tooth surface of face gear drive with a grinding worm on a numerical grinding machine. The surface equation of grinding worm is derived, and the coordinate System of generating the worm is established. Tooth contact analysis (TCA) is performed to investigate the performance of face gear drive before and after modification, and the alignment error is considered. This method can obtain a more stable bearing contact in contrast to the method by increasing tooth number of shaper. The longitudinal bearing contact on the face-gear tooth surface has been obtained which will increase the contact ratio. By modification the edge contact at surface edges of the gears can be avoided and the modification magnitude can be controlled freely.


Author(s):  
Y-C Chen ◽  
M-L Gu

This article investigated the contact behaviours of a modified curvilinear gear set for parallel-axis transmission, which exhibits a pre-designed parabolic transmission error (TE) and localized bearing contact. The proposed gear set is composed of a modified pinion with curvilinear teeth and an involute gear with curvilinear teeth. Tooth contact analysis enabled the authors to explore the influences of assembly errors and design parameters on TEs and contact ellipses of this gear set. It is observed that TEs were continuous and the contact ellipses were localized in the middle of the tooth flanks, even under assembly errors. Finite-element contact analysis was performed to study stress distributions under different design parameters. In addition, numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the contact characteristics of the modified curvilinear gear set.


2010 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 408-412
Author(s):  
Jing Lin Tong ◽  
Yun Bo Shen ◽  
Xiao Bo Wang

Based on the technology of face gear shaping, the tooth surface design and geometry were investigated that include tooth generation, limiting inner and outer radii. The computer were applied to simulated tooth contact analysis and transmission ratio of gear drive. A novice method is proposed for face gear generated by use of a general shaper. A face gear with 77 teeth was generated successfully by the shaper. For the purpose to certificate the bearing contact of gear drive, an experimental investigation was also developed in the bevel gear meshing machine. The results show the experimental bearing contact of face gear drive is correspondence to the computerized design, which validated the feasibility of face gear shaping by a general shaper.


2011 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 39-42
Author(s):  
Xiang Wei Cai ◽  
Zong De Fang ◽  
Jin Zhan Su

The generating of face gear with arcuate tooth has been proposed in this paper, and the meshing characteristics are investigated. Based on the concept of imaginary gear cutter, tooth surface equation has been derived, flank modification has also been considered. The transmission errors and bearing contacts of the face gear drive with arcuate tooth under different assembly conditions are investigated by applying the tooth contact analysis. The numerical results reveal that the bearing contacts are not sensitive to the errors of misalignments, and a more favorable type parabolic function of transmission errors with better symmetry and reduced amplitude may be obtained according to the modification of the face gear.


Author(s):  
Yi-Pei Shih ◽  
Bor-Tyng Sheen ◽  
Kun-Yu Wu ◽  
Jyh-Jone Lee

Cycloidal gear drives possess compact sizes, large reduction ratios, and low backlash. They are particularly suitable for applications in precise positioning and large output torque, for example, industrial robots and machine tools. Two main dynamic performances, transmission accuracy and backlash, is directly influenced by manufacturing errors. This paper aims to provide a direct method to effectively evaluate both performances. The mathematical models of transmission errors and backlash are established using the theory of gearing as well as tooth contact analysis. Three cases, considering profile modifications of the cycloidal gear and manufacturing errors, are evaluated to verify the correctness of the mathematical models.


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