Problem

1.) In a broaching machine (figure P2 shown), the shaft A carries a pulley 61 cm in diameter which is driven by a belt from a 30.5 cm pulley on
the countershaft overheard, the latter tuning 150 rpm. The gears 2 and 4 have 12 teeth each, and 3 and 5 have 60 teeth. Gear 5 is fast to 6,
which has 10 teeth and a circular pitch of 26.59 mm and which engages with rack 7 to which is attached the broach. Find the speed with which
the broach is drawn through the work in mm/s.

solution
Find the speed of shaft A:

N1= (D1/D2)*N2

N1= (61/30.5)150 rpm

N1= 300 rpm

Determine the rotational speed of gear 4:

N4= (T2/T4)*N1

N4= (12/12)300 rpm

N4= 300 rpm

Calculate the linear speed of gear 6:

N6= N4*π*Pitch diameter of gear 6

N 6=N 4 π (Pd of gear 6)

Pitch diameter of gear 6= (T6/π)*circular pitch of gear 6

Pd of gear 6= ( Tπ )∗Circular Pitch of gear 6

6

Pitch diameter of gear 6= (10/ π)* 26.59mm

Pd of gear 6= ( 10π )∗26.59 mm

Pitch diameter of gear 6= 84.6mm

Pd of gear 6=84.6 mm

N6= (300 rpm * π * 84.6 mm) / 60

(300 rpm∗π∗84.6 mm)

N 6=
60

N6= 132.72 mm/s

N 6=132.72mm /s

Speed of broach=N6

Sb =N 6

Speed of broach= 132.72 mm/s

Sb =132.72mm /s

2.) An epicyclic gear train is shown in the figure below. The number of teeth on the gears A, B and D are
20, 30 and 20, respectively. Gear C has 80 teeth on the inner surface and 100 teeth on the outer surface.
If the carrier arm AB is fixed and the sun gear A rotates at 300 rpm in the clockwise direction, then the
rpm of D in the clockwise direction is.

solution

When arm is fixed, it becomes simple train

Nb/Na=-(Ta=Tb) Nc/Nb=Tb/Tc Nc/Na=-(Ta/Tb)

Nc=-(Ta/Tc)Na

Nc=-(20/80)(-300)= 75 rpm

Nd=-(Tc/Td)Nc=-(5)75

Nd=-375 rpm or 375 rpm (cw)

Nb
Na
=−
( )
Ta
Tb
Nc T b
=
N b Tc
Nc
Na
=−
( )
Ta
Tb

N c =−
( )
Ta
N
Tc a

N c =− ( 2080 ) (−300)=75rpm

N d =−
( )Tc
N
Td c

N d =−( 5 ) 75=75

N d =−375 rpm∨375 rpm(cw)

As epicyclic gear train

y=0

Na=x+y= -300 rpm

Nc=y-x(Ta/Tc)

Nc= 0+300 (1/4)= 75 rpm

Nd=-(Tc/Td)Nc

Nd= -5(75)

Nd= -375rpm or 375 rpm (cw)

y=0
 N a =x+ y=−300 rpm

N c = y −x
( )
Ta
Tc

N c =0+ 300 ( 14 )=75 rpm

N d =−
( )
Tc
N
Td c

N d =−5 ( 75 )

N d =−375 rpm∨375 rpw (cw )

4.) A frictionless gear train is shown in the figure. The leftmost 12-teeth gear is given a torque of 100 N-
m. The output torque from the 60-teeth gear on the right in N-m is

solution

N4/N1=(T1*T3)/(T2*T4)

N4/N1=(12*12)/(48*60)

N4/N1=1/20
 (
N 4 T 1∗T 3
=
N 1 T 2∗T 4 )
( )
N 4 12∗12
=
N 1 48∗60

N4 1
=
N 1 20

t1*w1=t4*w4

t1*N1=t4*N4

t 1∗w 1=t 4∗w4

t 1∗N 1=t 4∗N 4

t4=(N1/N4)*t1

t4=20(100)

t4=2000 N-m

t 4=
( )
N1
N4
¿t1

t 4=20 (100)

t 4=2000 N −m