Parts of a spur gear

•   Distances:
Radial
a = Addendum (Add)
b = Dedendum (Ded)
Whole Depth = a+b
C = clearance
Working Depth = whole Depth + C
Arc Distances:
= tooth thickness (circular pitch)
= tooth space
bl = backlash = -
= circular pitch = + =
Spur gear terminologies
1. Addendum. It is the radial distance of a tooth from the pitch circle to the top of the tooth.
2. Dedendum. It is the radial distance of a tooth from the pitch circle to the bottom of the tooth.
3. Addendum circle. It is the circle drawn through the top of the teeth and is concentric with the pitch circle.
4. Pitch circle. It is an imaginary circle which by pure rolling action, would give the same motion as the actual gear.
5. Diametral pitch. It is the ratio of number of teeth to the pitch circle diameter. It is denoted by Pd. Pd = T/D
6. Dedendum circle. It is the circle drawn through the bottom of the teeth. It is also called root circle.
7. Module. It is the ratio of the pitch circle diameter to the number of teeth. It is usually denoted by m.
Mathematically, Module, m = D / T The recommended series of modules are 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10,
12, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40 and 50.
8. Clearance. It is the radial distance equal to the difference between the dedendum and addendum, in a meshing
gear.
9. Whole depth or Total Depth. It is the radial distance between the addendum and the dedendum circle of a gear.
It is equal to the sum of the addendum and dedendum.
10. Working depth. It is radial distance from the addendum circle to the clearance circle. It is equal to the sum of the
addendum of the two meshing gears.
spur gear terminologies
11. Tooth thickness. It is the width of the tooth measured along the pitch circle.
12. Tooth space. It is the width of space between the two adjacent teeth measured along the
pitch circle.
13. Backlash. It is the difference between the tooth space and the tooth thickness, as
measured on the pitch circle.
14. Circular pitch. It is the distance measured on the circumference of the pitch circle from a
point of one tooth to the corresponding point on the next tooth.
15. Face of the tooth. It is surface of the tooth above the pitch surface.
16. Top land. It is the surface of the top of the tooth.
17. Flank of the tooth. It is the surface of the tooth below the pitch surface.
18. Face width. It is the width of the gear tooth measured parallel to its axis.
Process how to draw the spur
gear
Step 1
• 
Example given data: number of teeth (T) = 14
module (m) = 25mm
pressure angle =20 degree
1. Draw the pitch circle radius. Pcr =
2. Draw a tangent to the pitch circle.
3. Draw the pressure angle of 20 degree from the point of
tangency. This gives the line of action.
4. Draw the base circle tangential to the line of action.
5. Draw the addendum circle.
Addendum circle = Pcr + the addendum.
6. Draw the dedendum circle.
Dedendum circle = Pcr - the dedendum.
Step 2

1. Mark position A and B on the addendum

and base circle.
2. Divide the distance AB into 3 equal parts,
AC = AB/3
3. From C draw a tangent to the base circle.
This gives the point D.
4. Divide CD into four equal parts. DE=EC/3
5. Draw an arc from E through C from the
addendum circle to the dedendum circle.
Draw in the fillet radius to complete this
part of tooth.
Step 3
•   Draw an arc from O through E, this arc will contain the
1.
centre of each tooth.
2. Swing the tooth thickness arc from C to cut the pitch circle .
This point is on the opposite face of the same tooth.
Circular tooth thickness =
3. Draw the profile radius EC from G to find the centre of the
profile arcs. Which is point H.
4. From H swing the profile radius EC, this gives the other side
of the tooth.
5. Draw an arc from O to the top of the tooth edge to give the
complete tooth form. Since each tooth is the same , repeat
this process to draw all the teeth on the spur gear.
How to
make the
spur gear
using fusion
360.
Step 1
Step 2
Process to make helical gear
in fusion 360
Step 1
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If the Helicar gear not appear in create
patterns.
step 3
Youtube link for how to make helical gear
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErGEPiIv75E