Research Article

Analysis on Meshing Characteristics and Transmission Error of Elliptic Gears

Table 1

Elliptic cylinder gear design parameters.

ParameterValue

Modulus m/mm3
Number of teeth Z47
Center distance a/mm150
Tooth height coefficient ha1
Head clearance factor C0.25
Tooth width B/mm30
Eccentricity 0.3287
Pitch curve equation r

aThe addendum coefficient; bthe backlash coefficient.