Back cone

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Principal Dimensions, AGMA
Principal Dimensions, AGMA

The back cone of a bevel or hypoid gear is an imaginary cone tangent to the outer ends of the teeth, with its elements perpendicular to those of the pitch cone. The surface of the gear blank at the outer ends of the teeth is customarily formed to such a back cone.[1]

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  1. ^ ANSI/AGMA 1012-G05, "Gear Nomenclature, Definition of Terms with Symbols".
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