Research Article

On Dynamic Mesh Force Evaluation of Spiral Bevel Gears

Table 1

Design parameters of the example spiral bevel gear pair.

ParametersPinion (left hand)Gear (right hand)

Number of teeth1134
Helical angle (rad)0.646
Pressure angle (rad)0.349
Pitch angle (rad)0.3131.257
Pitch diameter (mm)71.5221
Pitch cone distance (mm)116.139
Width of the tooth (mm)35
Outer transverse module6.5
Virtual contact ratio1.897