Author:
Xuan Jiamin,Li Haitao,Zhang Wei
Abstract
AbstractA novel optimization method to control the symmetry of contact paths on the concave and convex tooth surfaces of the gear then improves the meshing quality was proposed. By modifying the angular setting of the head cutter when cutting the pinion, the direction angles of the two contact paths are equated to estimate their symmetry. The relation between the direction angles is formulated precisely, the influence of the angular setting on the contact paths is investigated, and the equations for obtaining the values of the machine tool settings are derived. The proposed method is applied to a numerical example of a Spirac hypoid gear pair, and the results reveal that the contact paths on the concave and convex tooth surfaces are approximately symmetrical and the transmission errors of both sides are comparable.
Funder
General Scientific Research Program of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education
Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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