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GEARS
• A wheel with a number of
teeth wrapped around the
circumference.
• When two gears are meshed
together, the rotation of
driver and follower are
always opposite.
GEARS vs. PULLEYS
• Gears do not “creep” or “slip”
• Gears change direction of
motion
• Mechanical advantage is
calculated by counting
number of teeth
GEARS
• Common uses include:
– Transmit motion
– Change direction of motion
– Magnify output speed
– Magnify output force
GEAR USES
• Idler Gear
GEAR TYPES
GEAR TYPES
GEAR TYPES
GEAR TYPES
GEAR TRAINS
A series of 2 or more gears
is called a gear train.
In a gear train we have a gear known
as the driver and one known as the
follower .
Driver - is the gear that has the
force or motion input.
Follower - is the gear that results in
the force or motion output.
GEAR TRAINS
• Sd = Sf X (Tf ÷ Td)
GEAR TRAINS
A driver gear is moving at a
rate of 500 rpm. If the driver
gear has 10 teeth and the
follower has 5 teeth, how
fast is the follower going?
GEAR TRAINS
A driver gear is moving at a
rate of 300 rpm. If the driver
gear has 15 teeth and the
follower has 50 teeth, how
fast is the follower going?
GEAR TRAINS
Calculating Force Change
(Mechanical Advantage)
MA = Tf ÷ Td
GEAR TRAINS
A driver gear is moving at a
rate of 500 rpm. If the driver
gear has 10 teeth and the
follower has 5 teeth, what
is the mechanical
advantage?
GEAR TRAINS
A driver gear is moving at a
rate of 300 rpm. If the driver
gear has 15 teeth and the
follower has 50 teeth, what
is the mechanical
advantage?
GEAR TRAINS
Number of Teeth
• Gear A = 32
• Gear B = 8
• Gear C = 8
• Speed or Force
Multiplier?
GEAR TRAINS