Abstract
Circular fillet (CF) gears have been proven to possess a higher bending strength than their standard trochoidal fillet (TF) counterparts. However, stronger nonstandard variants of the TF are already possible to produce by increasing the tip radius of the cutters used for gear generation (racks, hobs, pinion cutters), affording competitive results. In this paper a comparison of the bending strength is made between the CF and the nonstandard large tip radius TF designs spanning the entire usable tooth number range using FEA. The results suggest a systematic advantage of the CF over the stronger variants of the TF for numbers less than 17 teeth, which is the undercut limit for the 20° involute gear system.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 59-73 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Circular fillet
- Enlarged cutter tip radius
- Finite element method
- Gear bending strength
- Trochoidal fillet
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- General Mathematics
- Automotive Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Ocean Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering