Basic study on transmission error for gear made from different metals laminated in width direction to provide rigidity distribution

To improve the load characteristics of the transmission error for helical gears, a gear made of laminated materials is proposed. The gear has three layers in which metals with different rigidities are laminated in the tooth width direction. The layers on both sides are made from the same metal, and...

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Main Authors: Fumitaka YOSHIZUMI, Takayuki AOYAMA, Yoshikatsu SHIBATA
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Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2023-09-01
Series:Mechanical Engineering Journal
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/10/5/10_23-00163/_pdf/-char/en
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author Fumitaka YOSHIZUMI
Takayuki AOYAMA
Yoshikatsu SHIBATA
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Yoshikatsu SHIBATA
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description To improve the load characteristics of the transmission error for helical gears, a gear made of laminated materials is proposed. The gear has three layers in which metals with different rigidities are laminated in the tooth width direction. The layers on both sides are made from the same metal, and a different metal is used for the central layer. A theoretical analysis was performed to investigate the effects of arranging high- and low-rigidity layers and changing the width of the central layer. The laminated gear has load characteristics different from the transmission error for a conventional homogeneous material gear. The transmission error can be reduced with the combination of a high-rigidity central layer and a low-rigidity side layers, and a low transmission error can be maintained over a wide load range by adjusting the central layer width appropriately. The principle of the reduction in the transmission error is that, by changing the rigidity along one-pitch meshing progress with laminated materials, the elastic deformation of the teeth can largely cancel out the rotational fluctuations caused by the tooth flank shape over the wide load range. A pair of laminated gears was manufactured, and testing confirmed that the laminated gear has a transmission error lower than that for a gear made from a homogeneous material. The laminated gear has the potential to achieve the lower vibration/noise generation for the wider load range than the homogeneous gear.
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spelling doaj.art-927724889e504135a229f1f3ef47bb282023-10-16T02:43:38ZengThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersMechanical Engineering Journal2187-97452023-09-0110523-0016323-0016310.1299/mej.23-00163mejBasic study on transmission error for gear made from different metals laminated in width direction to provide rigidity distributionFumitaka YOSHIZUMI0Takayuki AOYAMA1Yoshikatsu SHIBATA2Mechanical System Research-Domain, Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.Mechanical System Research-Domain, Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.Advanced Powertrain Engineering Div. No.2, Advanced Development Field, Powertrain Company, Toyota Motor CorporationTo improve the load characteristics of the transmission error for helical gears, a gear made of laminated materials is proposed. The gear has three layers in which metals with different rigidities are laminated in the tooth width direction. The layers on both sides are made from the same metal, and a different metal is used for the central layer. A theoretical analysis was performed to investigate the effects of arranging high- and low-rigidity layers and changing the width of the central layer. The laminated gear has load characteristics different from the transmission error for a conventional homogeneous material gear. The transmission error can be reduced with the combination of a high-rigidity central layer and a low-rigidity side layers, and a low transmission error can be maintained over a wide load range by adjusting the central layer width appropriately. The principle of the reduction in the transmission error is that, by changing the rigidity along one-pitch meshing progress with laminated materials, the elastic deformation of the teeth can largely cancel out the rotational fluctuations caused by the tooth flank shape over the wide load range. A pair of laminated gears was manufactured, and testing confirmed that the laminated gear has a transmission error lower than that for a gear made from a homogeneous material. The laminated gear has the potential to achieve the lower vibration/noise generation for the wider load range than the homogeneous gear.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/10/5/10_23-00163/_pdf/-char/enhelical geartransmission errorlaminated materialscomposite metalgear noiseload characteristic
spellingShingle Fumitaka YOSHIZUMI
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Basic study on transmission error for gear made from different metals laminated in width direction to provide rigidity distribution
Mechanical Engineering Journal
helical gear
transmission error
laminated materials
composite metal
gear noise
load characteristic
title Basic study on transmission error for gear made from different metals laminated in width direction to provide rigidity distribution
title_full Basic study on transmission error for gear made from different metals laminated in width direction to provide rigidity distribution
title_fullStr Basic study on transmission error for gear made from different metals laminated in width direction to provide rigidity distribution
title_full_unstemmed Basic study on transmission error for gear made from different metals laminated in width direction to provide rigidity distribution
title_short Basic study on transmission error for gear made from different metals laminated in width direction to provide rigidity distribution
title_sort basic study on transmission error for gear made from different metals laminated in width direction to provide rigidity distribution
topic helical gear
transmission error
laminated materials
composite metal
gear noise
load characteristic
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