Internal spur gear Internally Meshing Spur Gears

Figure 14.14 Internally

meshing spur gears.

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Gear Assemblies Fig. 11-

11-9 Velocity Ratio

„ Identified based on the input and output shaft

positions

Parallel shaft Perpendicular Other types

shaft
Spur gears Bevel and Miter Rack-
Rack-and-
and-pinion
Helical gears gears Ng Dg
Cross-
Cross-helix Vr = =
Np Dp
Worm gears
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Velocity Ratio Velocity Ratio

Ng Dg
„ Velocity ratio is defined as the ratio of „ Vr = Velocity ratio Vr = N p = D p
rotational speed of the input gear to that of the „ Np = Number of teeth on pinion
output gear „ Ng = Number of teeth on gear
„ Dp = Pitch diameter of pinion
Ng Dg Dg = Pitch diameter of gear
Vr = = „
Np Dp

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