Gear / pinion design
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Posted by: materialboy ® 04/04/2007, 16:50:21 Author Profile eMail author Edit

All the gear design tools I come across only consider a pinion driving one gear Can I know more in details what are you designing for and do you really need to have two gears connecting to pinion - Generally if you have two gears like in watch than one will be giving clockwise and other anti-clockwise which will neutralize the force applied. this type is used in rolling sheet From the look of it you have 2:1 pinion:gear arrangement. - To calculate the tooth thickness of Pinion t = 1.5708/P p = Diametrial Pitch 1.57 = safety facor at partcular alowable stress i have to check at wut stress level is it for - but will let u know soon Modified by materialboy at Wed, Apr 04, 2007, 16:51:26

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Posted by: randykimball ® 04/03/2007, 21:14:19 Author Profile eMail author Edit

This is not all that unusual. It is common practice when you have a gear train of several stages such as a roll former and you want to input the power mid gear train to avoid the cascade of torque multiplying through the whole gear train to only one end. So you introduce the powered pinion somewhere later in the gear stack to split the torque loads two directions. But, yes, you should consider the added torque on the pinion when you consider the pitch and gear width. The worst suggestion of your lifetime may be the catalyst to the grandest idea of the century, never let suggestions go unsaid nor fail to listen to them.

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Posted by: jboggs ® 04/03/2007, 09:44:19 Author Profile eMail author Edit

I think I understand your question, and yes, each tooth would see the load twice per revolution, but why is that a concern?

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Posted by: boonej ® 04/03/2007, 10:08:40 Author Profile eMail author Edit

It is a concern because of two reasons: 1)I want to make sure I specify the correct pinion width - too small and teeth break. Too wide and the cost of manufacture is too high. 2) I don't want to add another pinion to my drive shaft for the second gear when one will do the job (assuming I design for an infinite fatigue life).

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Posted by: jboggs ® 04/05/2007, 18:58:32 Author Profile eMail author Edit

Is this a high-volume manufacturing process, or low volume? If high volume, then the cost of prototype testing would be easily justifiable, and give you hard data. If low-volume, then design to best practice, and add a very fat safety factor. I would bet that once the setup is made to cut the teeth, the impact of the actual face width is less of a factor.

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