Gears

Question 1

What are the 5 types of gears?

Answer 1

Spur, helical, bevel, hypoid, worm

Question 2

Types of bevel gears

Answer 2

Straight, spiral, skew, zerol

Question 3

What is the function of a gear?

Answer 3

Transmit torque

Question 4

Spur gears turning eachother with no idler spin in what directions?

Answer 4

Opposite

Question 5

What is a double helical gear?

Answer 5

A gear with 2 sets of teeth with opposing tooth angles

Question 6

What is the difference between double helical and herring bone gears?

Answer 6

Herring bones teeth rows have no gap in the middle

Question 7

spur gears, planetary gears, internal gears are all examples of what type of shaft gearing?

Answer 7

parallel

Question 8

when the shafts are not paralell and come in at a cross axis it is known as?

Answer 8

right angle drives

Question 9

an adjustable wrench uses what type of gear?

Answer 9

worm gear

Question 10

Answer 10

worm gear

Question 11

Answer 11

straight bevel

Question 12

Answer 12

spiral bevel

Question 13

Answer 13

spur

Question 14

Answer 14

herringbone

Question 15

Answer 15

internal gear

Question 16

Answer 16

double helical

Question 17

Answer 17

rack and pinion(gear rack)

Question 18

backlash is used for?

Answer 18

space for thermal expansion
place for lubrication to go

Question 19

Answer 19

planetary gears

Question 20

Smaller of the 2 gears is known as:

Answer 20

The pinion