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involute teeth

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noun

  1. (in gears) teeth having a profile that is the involute of a circle.


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In involute teeth the motion transmitted will be smooth and equal whether the pitch lines of the wheels coincide or not, hence the wear of the journals and bearings does not impair their action.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose

A method commonly employed in practice to strike the curves of involute teeth, is as follows:— Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose

The principles involved in the construction of a rack to work correctly with a wheel or pinion, having involute teeth, are as in Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose

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