Front cone

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Conical Surfaces, AGMA
Conical Surfaces, AGMA

The front cone of a hypoid or bevel gear is an imaginary cone tangent to the inner ends of the teeth, with its elements perpendicular to those of the pitch cone. The surface of the gear blank at the inner ends of the teeth is customarily formed to such a front cone, but sometimes may be a plane on a pinion or a cylinder in a nearly flat gear.[1]

[edit] Notes

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