Novikov Gearing

The present invention relates to mechanical engineering and, more particularly, to Novikov gearing.

At present, the use of gearing faces a problem of stepping up the load capacity of the gear drive and reducing its specific materials consumption. This problem is solved by diverse design and technological methods one of which consists in improving the tooth geometry.

Known in the prior art is a Novikov gearing comprising at least two gear elements the teeth of each element consisting of an addendum whose profile in the normal section is described by a convex curve, a dedendum and a fillet between them. ("Spur-gear Novikov Gearing with two Lines of Action" GOST 15023-76, 1976). The fillet has an involute surface which provides for a comparatively small clearance between the surfaces of meshing teeth in the zone of rolling surfaces of the gear elements.

The gearing of the present invention can be used to improve the contact strength of only the teeth with a comparatively low hardness of the meshing surfaces.

The use of this gearing with very hard teeth is rather inexpedient since a small clearance brings the fillet into action comparatively soon and, featuring a low contact strength, it is subjected to progressive crumbling in the zone of rolling surfaces of gear elements. In addition, an insufficient thickness of the dedendum limits its fracture strength.

Also known in the prior art is a Novikov gearing comprising at least two gear elements the teeth of each element consisting of an addendum whose profile in the normal section is described by a convex curve, a dedendum and a fillet connecting the two (SU, A 735855). The fillet has a concave profile in the normal section which ensures, in the case of gear elements with very hard teeth, the required clearance in the zone of the rolling surfaces of gear elements. The teeth on some parts of the dedendum and addendum profile are offset from the axis of symmetry in such a manner that the thickness of the dedendum is substantially greater than the thickness of the addendum which raises the fracture strength of the dedendum and of the tooth as a whole.

However, further increase of the tooth load capacity is limited by the insuffucient fracture strength of its addendum.

The main object of the present invention resides in providing a Novikov gearing with its teeth so designed that, while retaining the necessary clearance between the interacting surfaces of teeth in the fillet zone, said gearing should ensure a relatively higher fracture strength of the addendum and its load capacity as a whole.

The object of the invention is accomplished by providing a Novikov gearing comprising at least two gear elements, the teeth of each element containing an addendum whose profile in the normal section is described by a convex curve, a dedendum and their interconnecting fillet wherein, according to the invention, a part of the fillet adjoining the addendum has a convex profile in the normal section with the radius of curvature smaller than that of the addendum.

The part of the fillet realized according to the invention permits increasing the thickness of the critical section of the addendum and thereby increasing its fracture strength while retaining the required clearance between the interacting surfaces of teeth in the zone of rolling surfaces of the gear elements.

Given below is a description of the present invention by way of example with references to the appended drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a face section through the engaged gear elements;

FIG. 2 is a tooth of the gear element;

FIG. 3 is the tooth profile in normal section;

FIGS. 4 through 6 are fragments of the Novikov gearing according to the invention in various phases of meshing.

The Novikov gearing comprises at least two gear elements 1 and 2 (FIG. 1). Teeth 3',3" of each of these elements 1 and 2 comprise and addendum 4 (FIG. 2), a dedendum 5 and a fillet 6.

The addendum 4 in a normal section of the tooth has a profile described by a convex curve ab (FIG. 3) which, in a general case, has a variable radius of curvature .rho..sub.1.

The profile of the dedendum 5 (FIG. 2) is described by a concave curve cd (FIG. 3).

The fillet 6 (FIG. 2) has a profile bc (FIG. 3). A part of the fillet 6 (FIG. 2) adjoining the addendum 4 has a profile described by a convex curve be (FIG. 3). The convex curve be has in a general case a variable radius of curvature .rho..sub.2 which is always smaller than the radius .rho..sub.1. Inasmuch as .rho..sub.1 <.rho..sub.2, the thickness of the addendum 4 (FIG. 2) grows by a value of 2 .DELTA. (FIG. 3) in comparison with the prior art, which is shown by a dotted line in the drawing. This increases a fracture strength of the addendum 4 (FIG. 2) and of the tooth as a whole, while retaining in a zone of rolling surfaces 7, 8 (FIG. 1) of the gear elements 1, 2, the required clearance between the surfaces of the fillets 6 of the meshing teeth in all the engagement phases shown in FIGS. 4 through 6 which permits the claimed Novikov gearing to use high-hardness teeth.

A torque is transmitted from the gear element 1 (FIG. 1) to the gear element 2 as follows.

The driving gear element 1 rotates counter-clockwise. In any one of the considered face sections the dedendum 5 (FIG. 4) of the tooth of the driving gear element 1 (FIG. 1) first interacts with the dedendum 4 (FIG. 4) of the tooth of the driven gear element 2 (FIG. 1).

Then the mating teeth (FIG. 5) pass through an intermediate position wherein the clearance between the fillets 6 in the zone of the rolling surfaces 7, 8 is at a minimum.

Later on, the addendum 4 (FIG. 6) of the tooth 3' interact with the dedendum 5 of the tooth 3" of the mating gear element 2 (FIG. 1). In this manner the driven gear element 2 is set in rotation in a clockwise direction. Owing to the fact, that the addendums 4 (FIGS. 4-6) have a thickness increased by the value of 2 .DELTA. (FIG. 3), the stresses arising in them are smaller than in the addendums used in the prior art, thus permitting the transmission of a higher torque.

The Novikov gearing realized according to the invention, while retaining the overall size and weight of the gearing, permits raising the transmitted load or, at a given load, reducing the material consumption of the gearing in comparison with the prior art.

The hereinproposed gearing will be utilized with the highest efficiency in the reduction gears of general mechanical engineering as well as in transport and heavy mechanical engineering.