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Meshing characteristics of variable hyperbolic circular-arc tooth trace cylindrical gears with cutter errors
Dengqiu Ma
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Engineering and Technology, Zunyi Normal University, Zunyi, 563006, China
Jianbing Long
Guizhou Aerospace Qunjian Precision Machinery Co., Ltd., Zunyi, 563006, China
Zhenglong Zhu
School of Engineering and Technology, Zunyi Normal University, Zunyi, 563006, China
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Short summary
In Sect. 1, a coordinate system for tooth surface formation with cutter errors is established to derive the tooth surface equation. In Sect. 2, the tooth contact analysis model and load tooth contact analysis model are established, and the formulas of the tooth surface contact ellipse and main curvature direction angles are derived. In Sect. 3, the influences of the cutter errors on the contact ellipses, the tooth surface contact trace, and the loaded contact characteristics are analyzed.
In Sect. 1, a coordinate system for tooth surface formation with cutter errors is established to...