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Calculating pitch diameter from measurement over pins
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Source:Internet Author:Unknow Pubdate:2008-04-15
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markarnold (Mechanical)
20 Feb 04 9:05
I am reviewing specifications of an older pinion gear design where changes to the specifications were not complete. The measurement over pins was changed to modify the backlash between the pinion and its mating rack. My problem is I need to update the amount of rack movement for a given rotation of the pinion gear. Of course, I then need to know the updated pitch diameter. There are five sizes of gears of which I need to determine the pitch diameter. I have not found a way to translate the measurement over pins into the pitch diameter. The gears are 20° pressure angle spur gears. Any help is appreciated.
diamondjim (Mechanical)
20 Feb 04 22:36
If you have an modified pinion or a standard pinion the rack would move the same distance for either one. It is a function 字串7 of the number of teeth in the pinion and the angle of rotation. ie if the pinion had 10 teeth, the rack would move 10 rack teeth forward regardless of the profile shift.
markarnold (Mechanical)
23 Feb 04 12:26
diamondjim, then I need to verify the tooth pitch on the rack to determine how much linear movement each tooth on the rack translates to.
diamondjim (Mechanical)
23 Feb 04 17:08
The tooth to tooth spacing on the rack is simply pi divided by the diametral pitch or pi times the module.
So each pinion would move the rack by one space if 360/n degrees of rotation takes place on the pinion. n is the number of teeth
markarnold (Mechanical)
23 Feb 04 17:32
OK, lets say I have a pinion gear that was originally designed with 16 teeth and a pitch diameter of 1.000 inches. Then the diametral pitch=16 (number of teeth divided by the pitch diameter) Later, the pitch diameter was changed to 1.034. Would that then make the diametral pitch=15.474? The mating rack started out with a diametral pitch of 16 and an indicated pitch diameter of the pinion of 1.000. This pitch diameter was then updated to the aforementioned 1.034. Would this not require a change to the diametral pitch of the rack as well? Sorry for what seems like basic gear questions. I need to be able to translate what I'm measuring actually meets specifications as well as clarifying our specifications that we do have.
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diamondjim (Mechanical)
23 Feb 04 22:21
No the basic pitch diameter at the 20 degree pressure remains constant and so does the circular pitch at that diameter. It is true that distance to the rack would increase but the rotation of either the normal pinion or the modified pinion should advance the rack the same amount. That is the advantage of the involute system in also allowing profile changes that retain same gear ratios and basic circular pitch. It is true that the tooth thickness and the tooth space are not the same value for modified tooth profiles. 10 degree of rotation of either will produce the same advance in the rack. I know this is confusing. The base diameter of both standard and modified tooth pinions are the same.
markarnold (Mechanical)
24 Feb 04 8:33
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OK, it makes sense now. The tooth may decrease in thickness, but the actual pitch between the teeth will not change. So the ratios will remain the same. Thanks for your help!
tap90291 (Mechanical)
26 Jul 04 15:41
Anybody know of a good manufacturer for a steel rack gear 20 degree P.A. with a module of 1.5 and 2 I have some metric gearing on some equipment and people like boston go down to about 4-5.
Thanks in advance.
TAP
israelkk (Aerospace)
26 Jul 04 18:48
THK
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