A non-restrictive approach of gear geometry calculation for plastic gears

Abstract For the unrestricted calculation of gearboxes with a constant transmission ratio, a parameter radius ratio is developed. For this purpose, a parameter radius ratio is introduced that has a piecewise continuous and differentiable domain of definition. Thus, the parameter can be used efficiently in the algorithmic implementation for the optimisation of a contact point of two gears. Furthermore, the data processing of the surface intersection is shown. Through direct surface conjugation, two paired gears can always achieve a line contact, therefore an optimal power transmission can be achieved regarding the technical properties. The procedure is demonstrated with a practical example of a planetary gear with skewed planet.