Course Number 76 Gears and Gearing - Bevel Gears 6.5 hours of instruction  Format: Programmed Instruction Self-study Price: $23.25

Identification of bevel gears, their dimensions, and how to measure them; similarities and differences among spur, helical, and bevel gears; diametrical pitch and pitch diameter of bevel gears and how to find them by formula; pitch line, apex, pitch angle, pitch cone, and shaft angle of bevel gears; relationship between pitch angle and shaft angle, and use of the formula to determine them; cone distance of bevel gears and its importance in meshing of this type of gearing; "mating" pairs of gears; gear ratios and speed ratios of bevel gears, and the use of formulas to determine them; identification of miter gears and how they differ from bevel gears; direction of rotation of bevel-type gearing; spiral bevel and spiral miter gears and how they differ from bevel and miter gears; the "hand" of spiral bevel gears and how to determine it; thrust of bevel type gears and how to determine it; "mounting" distance and alignment of bevel gearing; three major types of misalignment in bevel-type gearing; and how to use a catalog of stock bevel and miter gears.

Prerequisites - Ability to perform simple arithmetic calculations and to read simple engineering drawings (Course Number 109). Knowledge of spur gears (Course Number 26), gear ratios (Course Number 61), gear installation (Course Number 66) and helical gears (Course Number 71).

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Related Instruction:

Course Number 26 - Spur Gears

Course Number 61 - Gear Ratios

Course Number 66 - Gear Installation

Course Number 71 - Helical Gears

Course Number 98 - Worms and Worm Gears