- helical teeth
- curved gear teeth on the edge of a gearwheel, cut at an angle to its axis
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
helical teeth
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teeth — See helical teeth … Dictionary of automotive terms
helical gear — noun also helical ( s) : a gear wheel having teeth set obliquely to the axis of rotation : screw wheel * * * a cylindrical gear wheel whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner. [1885 90] * * * helical gear, a gearwheel whose teeth… … Useful english dictionary
helical gear — A gear that has the teeth cut at an angle to the center line of the gear. This kind of gear is useful because there is no chance of intermittent tooth to tooth operation because there are at least two teeth engaged at any time. Also helical gears … Dictionary of automotive terms
Helical rack — A helical rack has a planar pitch surface and teeth that are oblique to the direction of motion. [ ANSI/AGMA 1012 G05 , Gear Nomenclature, Definition of Terms with Symbols .] Notes … Wikipedia
helical gear — a cylindrical gear wheel whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
helical gear — hel′ical gear′ n. mac a cylindrical gear whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
helical rack — a rack having teeth set at an oblique angle to the edges. Cf. rack1 (def. 5). * * * … Universalium
helical gear — /hɛlɪkəl ˈgɪə/ (say helikuhl gear) noun a gearwheel in which the teeth are at an angle to the wheel axis and form part of a helix described on the face of the wheel …
helical rack — a rack having teeth set at an oblique angle to the edges. Cf. rack1 (def. 5) … Useful english dictionary
Crossed helical gears — are gears that operate on non intersecting, non parallel axes.The term crossed helical gears has superseded the term spiral gears. There is theoretically point contact between the teeth at any instant. They have teeth of the same or different… … Wikipedia
