Exam 16: Gears and Cams

When teeth are cut to a standard shape with special cutters, it is not necessary to show the individual teeth on the drawing.

The screw having a thread of the same shape as a rack tooth is called the _____

Gears may be used to change direction and rotation speed; however, axis orientation requires other mechanisms.

Gear teeth formed on a flat surface are called a __________

Which of the following transmits power between shafts whose axes intersect, not necessarily at 90°?

In a spur gear, the radial distance from pitch circle to top of tooth is called:

The word involute means _________.

Which of the following gears is used to change force direction?

The design of a spur gear normally begins with the selection of the __________

An irregular shaped disk is called a:

The distance between top of a tooth and the bottom of the mating space is the:

If you have a spur gear with a friction wheel of diameter equal to .25 at 210 rpm, what is the velocity?

The gear used to transmit power between shafts whose axes intersect is the _________

When using CAD gear design software, you are able to input the design requirements and the CAD software will generate the design drawing.

The reciprocating member of a cam is called the ________

The gear used to transmit power between nonintersecting shafts at right angles is the ___________

With regard to bevel gears, the angle between top of teeth and the gear axis is termed root angle.

Which of the following gear does not have teeth?