Pitch circle

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A pitch circle (operating) is the curve of intersection of a pitch surface of revolution and a plane of rotation. It is the imaginary circle that rolls without slipping with a pitch circle of a mating gear.1

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


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