FCGear InvoluteGear/ru
FCGear InvoluteGear |
Menu location |
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Gear → Involute Gear |
Workbenches |
FCGear |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
v0.16 |
See also |
FCGear CycloideGear |
Описание
Due to the favourable meshing ratio and the relatively simple production, involute gearing is the most common tooth form in mechanical engineering. Gear wheels can be found wherever movement and force are to be transferred from one part to another. For example, they can be found in machines, cars, watches or household appliances. The movement is often transferred directly from one gear wheel to the other, but sometimes also via a chain. In addition, the direction of rotation can be changed. It is also possible to change a radial movement into a linear one via an involute rack.
From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing
Usage
- Switch to the FCGear Workbench.
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the Involute Gear button in the toolbar.
- Select the Gear → Involute Gear option from the menu.
- Change the gear parameter to the required conditions (see Properties).
Properties
An FCGear InvoluteGear object is derived from a Part Feature object and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:
Data
accuracy
- Данныеnumpoints (
Integer
): Default is6
. Change of the involute profile. Changing the value can lead to unexpected results. - Данныеsimple (
Bool
): Default isfalse
,true
generates a simplified display (without teeth and only a cylinder in pitch diameter).
base
- Данныеheight (
Length
): Default is5 mm
. Value of the gear width. - Данныеmodule (
Length
): Default is1 mm
. Module is the ratio of the reference diameter of the gear divided by the number of teeth (see Notes). - Данныеteeth (
Integer
): Default is15
. Number of teeth (see Notes).
computed
- Данныеangular_backlash (
Angle
): (read-only) - Данныеda (
Length
): (read-only) Outside diameter, measured at the addendum (the tip of the teeth). - Данныеdf (
Length
): (read-only) Root diameter, measured at the foot of the teeth. - Данныеdw (
Length
): (read-only) Working pitch diameter. - Данныеtransverse_pitch (
Length
): (read-only) Pitch in the plane of rotation.
fillets
- Данныеhead_fillet (
Float
): Default is0 mm
. - Данныеroot_fillet (
Float
): Default is0 mm
. - Данныеundercut (
Bool
): Default isfalse
,true
changes the profile of the tooth root (see Notes).
helical
- Данныеbeta (
Angle
): Default is0 °
. With the helix angle β a helical gear is created – positive value → rotation direction right, negative value → rotation direction left (see Notes). - Данныеdouble_helix (
Bool
): Default isfalse
,true
creates a double helix gear (see Notes). - Данныеproperties_from_tool (
Bool
): Default isfalse
. Iftrue
and Данныеbeta is not zero, gear parameters are recomputed internally for the rotated gear.
involute
- Данныеpressure_angle (
Angle
): Default is20 °
(see Notes). - Данныеshift (
Float
): Default is0
. Generates a positive and negative profile shift (see Notes).
tolerance
- Данныеbacklash (
Length
): Default is0
. Backlash, also called lash or play, is the distance between the teeth at a gear pair. - Данныеclearance (
Float
): Default is0.25
(see Notes). - Данныеhead (
Float
): Default is0
. This value is used to change the tooth height. - Данныеreversed_backlash (
Bool
):true
backlash decrease orfalse
(default) backlash increase see Notes).
version
- Данныеversion (
String
):
Notes
- beta: When beta is changed, pitch diameter also changes. The following formula illustrates how the parameters interact: d = m * Z / cos beta (Z = number of teeth, d = pitch diameter, m = module). This means for the spur gear: cos beta = 0 and for the helical gear: cos beta > 0. However, a helix angle of less than 10° has hardly any advantages over straight teeth.
- clearance: At a gear pair, clearance is the distance between the tooth tip of the first gear and the tooth root of the second gear.
- double_gear: To use the double helical gearing the helix angle β (beta) for the helical gearing must first be entered.
- module: Using ISO (International Organization for Standardization) guidelines, Module size is designated as the unit representing gear tooth-sizes. Module (m): m = 1 (p = 3.1416), m = 2 (p = 6.2832), m = 4 (p = 12.566). If you multiply Module by Pi, you can obtain Pitch (p). Pitch is the distance between corresponding points on adjacent teeth.
- shift: Profile shift is not merely used to prevent undercut. It can be used to adjust center distance between two gears. If a positive correction is applied, such as to prevent undercut in a pinion, the tooth thickness at top is thinner.
- teeth: If the number of teeth is changed, the pitch diameter also changes (dw).
- undercut: Undercut is used when the number of teeth of a gear is too small. Otherwise the mating gear will cut into the tooth root. The undercut not only weakens the tooth with a wasp-like waist, but also removes some of the useful involute adjacent to the base circle.
- pressure_angle: 20° is a standard value here. The pressure angle is defined as the angle between the line-of-action (common tangent to the base circles) and a perpendicular to the line-of-centers. Thus, for standard gears, 14.5° pressure angle gears have base circles much nearer to the roots of teeth than 20° gears. It is for this reason that 14.5° gears encounter greater undercutting problems than 20° gears. Important. the pressure angle changes with a profile shift. Only change the parameter, if sufficient knowledge of the gear geometry is available.
- reversed_backlash: If there are several gears, pay attention to which gear the parameter is set for.
Limitations
A 2D tooth profile, obtained by setting the Данныеheight to zero, cannot be used with features requiring a 2D shape. For example PartDesign Pad and PartDesign AdditiveHelix features do not accept such a profile as base. For technical details, please refer to the related issue on GitHub.
Useful formulas
Standard Spur Gears
Here “standard” refers to those spur gears with no profile shift coefficient ().
Symbol | Term | Formula | FCGear Parameter |
---|---|---|---|
Module | - | ||
Number of Teeth | - | ||
Pressure Angle | - Typically, |
||
Reference Diameter or Pitch Diameter | - | ||
Addendum Coefficient | - Typically, |
||
Dedendum Coefficient | - Typically, |
||
Addendum | - | ||
Dedendum | - | ||
Tooth Height or Tooth Depth | Typically, |
- | |
Profile Shift Coefficient | - For standard gears, |
Symbol | Term | Formula |
---|---|---|
Tip Diameter | Typically, | |
Root Diameter | Typically, |
Symbol | Term | Formula |
---|---|---|
Tip Diameter | Typically, | |
Root Diameter | Typically, |
Symbol | Term | Formula |
---|---|---|
Center Distance | ||
Tip and Root Clearance | |
- Helical and double helical gearing
- pitch diameter (dw) = module * teeth : cos beta
- axle base = (pitch diameter (dw) 1 + 2) : 2
- addendum diameter = pitch diameter (dw) + 2 * module
- module = pitch diameter (dw) * cos beta : teeth
Scripting
Use the power of Python to automate your gear modeling:
import FreeCAD as App
import freecad.gears.commands
gear = freecad.gears.commands.CreateInvoluteGear.create()
gear.teeth = 20
gear.beta = 20
gear.height = 10
gear.double_helix = True
App.ActiveDocument.recompute()
Gui.SendMsgToActiveView("ViewFit")