In HyGEARS, it is possible to create spiral-bevel gearsets where cutter tilt is not used, thus allowing the use of inexpensive generators
such as the YH603.
To compensate for the lack of cutter tilt, the pinion and gear blade angles are selected such that the Bearing
Pattern is properly centered on the tooth flank, and Transmission Error is kept at a minimum.
For example, the top-right figure shows
the kinematics of a 14x39, 3.5 mm module, generated spiral-bevel set. Both the pinion and gear require cutter tilt for manufacturing.
The
bottom-right figure shows another 14x39, 3.5 mm module, generated spiral-bevel gear set. However, no cutter tilt is needed as the
pinion and gear cutter blade angles were selected to provide adequate Bearing Pattern and Transmission Error.
Clearly, both gear sets
display similar kinematics, but the one cut without cutter tilt allows greater flexibility in manufacturing.
HyGEARS™ V 4.0