Helical Gears-Crossed

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vN4D File

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Info

The teeth of a helical gear are at a helix angle with respect to the axis of the gear. The axes of two meshed helical gears are at an angle (90 degrees most of the time) when these two gears have the same hand, the left hand helix as shown.

Source

This Working Model file is adapted from Figure 9.17 on p.478 in Design of Machinery, 3rd ed. by Norton, R. L., McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Credits

This Working Model file was first developed by Jie (Jeff) Yang.