Gears cat date: 2 05/06/2017

1. Depending upon the angles between the shafts and the pitch surfaces, State and
briefly explain FOUR classifications of bevel gears (2 Marks).
Consider a pair of bevel gears in mesh, as shown in Fig. Q4 (b).

Fig. Q4(b)
Letting θP1 = Pitch angle for the pinion,θP2 = Pitch angle for the gear,θS = Angle
between the two shaft axes,DP = Pitch diameter of the pinion,DG = Pitch diameter of
the gear, TP = Number of teeth on the pinion, TG = Number of teeth on the gear, NP =
Speed of rotation of the pinion, NG = Speed of rotation of gear andV.R. = Velocity ratio
= (DG/DP) = (TG/TP) = (NP/NG).
sin 𝜃 sin 𝜃𝑆
i. Show that 𝜃𝑃1 = tan−1 (𝑉.𝑅+cos𝑆 𝜃 ) and 𝜃𝑃2 = tan−1 ( 1 ).
𝑆 +cos 𝜃𝑆
𝑉.𝑅

(3 Marks)
ii. When the angle between the shaft axes is 90º (θS = 90º), write other
expressions for 𝜃𝑃1 and 𝜃𝑃2. (1 Mark)

2. In an epicyclic gear of the ‘sun and planet’ type shown in Fig. 5b, the pitch circle diameter
of the internally toothed ring is to be 224 mm and the module 4 mm. When the ring D is
stationary, the spider A, which carries three planet wheels C of equal size, is to make one
revolution in the same sense as the sunwheel B for every five revolutions of the driving spindle
carrying the sunwheel B. Determine suitable numbers of teeth for all the wheels.
(15 Marks).
 C
C

C C

Fig Q 5 (b)

3. Two parallel shafts, about 800 mm apart are to be connected by spur gears. One shaft is to run at
360 r.p.m. and the other at120 r.p.m. Design the gears, if the circular pitch is to be 25 mm.
(6 Marks).