HELICAL GEAR FORMULAS. . .
NO | TO FIND | HAVING | RULE |
1 | Transverse Diametral Pitch | Number of Teeth and Pitch Diameter | Divide the Number of Teeth by the Pitch Diameter |
2 | Transverse Diametral Pitch | Normal D.P. and Helix Angle | Multiply the Normal D.P. by the cosine of the Helix Angle |
3 | Number of Teeth and Transverse D.P. | Divide the Number of Teeth by the Transverse D.P. | |
4 | Normal Diametral Pitch | Transverse D.P. and Helix Angle | Divide the Transverse D.P. by the cosine of the Helix Angle |
5 | Helix Angle | Transverse D.P. and | Divide the Transverse D.P. by the Normal D.P. — Quotient is the cosine of the Helix Angle |
6 | Transverse Pressure Angle | Normal P.A. and Helix Angle | Divide the tangent of the |
7 | Normal Circular Tooth Thickness | Normal Diametral Pitch | Divide 1.5708 by the |
8 | Addendum | Normal Diametral Pitch | Divide 1 by the |
9 | Addendum and Pitch Diameter | Add 2 Addendums to the Pitch Diameter | |
10A | Whole Depth (Coarser than 20 D.P.) | Normal Diametral Pitch | Divide 2.250 by the |
10B | Whole Depth (20 D.P. and Finer) | Normal Diametral Pitch | Divide 2.200 by the Normal D.P. and add .002 |
11 | Addendum and Whole Depth | Subtract 2 Addendums from the Whole Depth |