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ISO 701:1998

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Indian Standard
INTERNATIONAL GEAR NOTATION — SYMBOLS FOR
GEOMETRICAL DATA
First Revision

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Gears Sectional Committee, BP 13

NATIONAL FOREWORD

This Indian Standard ( first revision ) which is identical with ISO 701 : 1998 ‘International gear
notation — Symbols for geometrical data’ issued by the International Organization for Standardization
( ISO ) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Gears Sectional
Committee and approval of the Basic and Production Engineering Division Council.

This standard was originally published in 1963. This revision of the standard has been made by
adoption of ISO 701 : 1998 under dual numbering system.

The text of the ISO Standard has been approved as suitable for publication as Indian Standard WithQUt
deviations. Certain conventions are, however, not identical to those used in Indian Standards. Attention
is particularly drawn to the following:

a) Wherever the words ‘International Standard’ appear referring to this standard, they should be ,
read as ‘Indian Standard’,

b) Comma ( , ) has been used as a decimal marker in the International Standard while in Indian
Standards, the current practice is to use a point ( . ) as the decimal marker.
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ISO 701 :1998

Indian Standard
INTERNATIONAL GEAR NOTATION — SYMBOLS FOR
GEOMETRICAL DATA
( First Revision)

1 Scope

This International Standard specifies geometrical symbols for use in notation of gear data. It comprises two lists:

— the principal symbols, consisting of a single basic letter (see table 1); and

— subscripts to be used as necessary to qualify principal symbols (see tables 2, 3 and 4).

2 Symbols

2.1 Derivation of geometrical symbols

The principal rules are as follows:

a) symbols consist of a principal symbol which can be followed by one or more subscripts and possibly a
superscript;

b) the principal symbol is either a single uppercase or lowercase letter. The letter should be a Latin or
Greek letter in italics;

c) a numerical subscript is an integer, a decimal number or a reman numeral, printed in reman characters. No
symbol contains more than one numerical subscript;

d) all subscripts are written on the same line below the line of the principal symbol;

e) barred notations (barred above or below), superscripts other than exponents, pre-subscripts, pre-superscripts,
second order subscripts, second order superscripts and dashes should be avoided.

2.2 Principal geometrical symbols

The most frequently used geometrical symbols are listed in table 1.

2.3 Principal subscripts

The same character as a subscript may have different meanings, each depending on the symbol to which the
subscript is assigned. General subscripts are presented in table 2. Abbreviated subscripts of two or three letters are
presented in table 3. Numerical subscripts are presented in table 4; their use with a principal symbol is for a
reference value.
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2.4 Sequence of subscripts

When more than one subscript is used, it is recommended to use the sequence given in table 5.

Table 1 — Principal geometrical symbols

Symbols Designation

a Centre distance
b Facewidth
c Tip and root clearance
d Diameter, reference diameter
e Space width

9 Length of path of contact

h Tooth depth (total, addendum, dedendum)
I Total transmission ratio

i Backlash
M Measurement over rolls or balls
m Module

P Pitch, lead

q Diametral quotient of a worm

R Cone distance
r Radius
s Tooth thickness
u Gear ratio
w Span measurement over k teeth
x profile shift coefficient
Y Centre distance modification coefficient
z Number of teeth
U (alpha) Pressure angle
P (beta) Helix angle

Y (gamma) Lead angle

d (delta) Cone angle
E (epsilon) Contact or overlap ratio
n (eta) Spacewidth half angle
$ (theta) Tooth angle of bevel gear

P (rho) Radius of curvature

.X (sigma) Shaft angle
v (psi) Tooth thickness half-angle
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Table 2 — Principal subscripts

Subscript Refers to

a tip
b base
e external
f root
I internal
k sector
m mean
n normal direction
P basic rack tooth profile
r radial
t transverse plane
u usable
w operating configuration
x axial direction

Y arbitrary point
z lead
a (alpha) flank profile
!3 (beta) helix direction
Y (namma) total

Table 3 — Abbreviated subscripts

Subscript Refers to

act actual
max maximum
min minimum
Dr I protuberance

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Table 4 — Numerical subscripts

Subscript Refers to

o tool
1 pinion
2 wheel
3 master gear
... other ~ear

Table 5 — Sequence of subscripts

Subscript Refers to

a, b, m, f cylinder or cone
e, i -external, internal
pr protuberance
n, r, t, x plan or direction
max, min abbreviation
0, 1,2, 3,... sear

3 Examples

Table 6 — Examples of symbols

Symbols Designation
u gear ratio
mn normal module

% transverse operating angle

d, reference diameter of pinion

G operating diameter of wheel

R, cone distance of the wheel

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