hypoid bevel gear

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• Bevel gear — Bevel gears are gears where the axes of the two shafts intersect and the tooth bearing faces of the gears themselves are conically shaped.Bevel gears are most often mounted on shafts that are 90 degrees apart, but can be designed to work at other …   Wikipedia

• Spiral bevel gear — A spiral bevel gear is a bevel gear with helical teeth. The main application of this is in a motor vehicle differential, where the direction of the drive carried by the propeller shaft (drive shaft) has to be turned through 90 degrees in order to …   Wikipedia

• bevel gear — Mach. a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface, usually meshing with a similar gear set at right angles. Cf. hypoid gear. [1825 35] * * * …   Universalium

• Gear oil — is a motor oil made specifically for transmissions, transfer cases, and differentials in automobiles, trucks, and other machinery. It is of a higher viscosity to better protect the gears and usually is associated with a strong sulfur smell. The… …   Wikipedia

• hypoid gear — [hī′poid΄] n. [contr. < hyperboloidal < HYPERBOL(A) + OID + AL] a curved tooth bevel gear in a system in which the axis of the driving shaft does not intersect with the axis of the driven shaft …   English World dictionary

• Gear — For the gear like device used to drive a roller chain, see Sprocket. This article is about mechanical gears. For other uses, see Gear (disambiguation). Two meshing gears transmitting rotational motion. Note that the smaller gear is rotating… …   Wikipedia

• Hypoid — A hypoid is a type of spiral bevel gear whose axis does not intersect with the axis of the meshing gear. The shape of a hypoid gear is a revolved hyperboloid, whereas the shape of a spiral bevel gear is normally conical. The hypoid gear places… …   Wikipedia

• gear — Wheel like part with teeth cut into the rim. When one gear meshes with another gear, it causes the second gear to drive the other and in this way transmits power. When the gears are different sizes (different number of teeth on each gear) the… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• hypoid gear — noun also hypoid ( s) : one of a pair of bevel gears that are used especially in automotive transmissions, are designed so that the axis of the pinion does not intersect the axis of the gear, and have the teeth on the pinion cut spirally and the… …   Useful english dictionary

• hypoid gear — /huy poyd/ a gear resembling a bevel gear in form but designed to mesh with a similar gear in such a way that their axes would not intersect, one axis crossing over the other at approximately a right angle. [1925 30; HYP(ERBOL)OID] * * * …   Universalium

• hypoid gear — A type of spiral bevel gear in which the drive pinion shaft is located below the center of the ring gear. This setup is used to lower the height of the driveshaft and thus lower the floor of the vehicle …   Dictionary of automotive terms