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Definition of Bevel gear

1. Noun. Gears that mesh at an angle.

Definition of Bevel gear

1. Noun. A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes and have their teeth cut at right angles to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the point where the axes of the wheels would meet. ¹

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Medical Definition of Bevel gear

1. A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes, and have their teeth cut at right angles to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the point where the axes of the wheels would meet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Bevel gear

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"The different types of live rear axles can be driven by bevel gears, spiral or helical bevel gear, worm, doable reduction gear or single chain. Tig. a. ..."

2. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1908)
"81413 C. A European bevel gear Generating Machine. Illustrates and describes a bevel gear planing machine built at Mulhouse, Alsace, which shows features of ..."

3. Mechanism by Robert McArdle Keown (1912)
"... making use of spherical trigonometry. With the exception of this difference, the bevel gear differs little in theory from the ordinary spur gear. ..."

4. American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms: A Reference Book by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1914)
"... USING THE bevel gear TABLE TAKE a pair of bevel gears 24 and 72 teeth, 8 diametral pitch. Divide the pinion by the gear— 24 -f- 72 = .3333. ..."

5. Jig and Fixture Design: A Treatise Covering the Principles of Jig and by Franklin Day Jones (1920)
"Ring Bevel-gear Fixture provided with Adjustable Clamps to remove the ... 5, is a ring bevel-gear blank of heavy section, which has been partly machined. ..."

6. Text-book of Advanced Machine Work: Prepared for Students in Technical by Robert Henry Smith (1915)
"When ordering cutters for bevel gears, give exact specifications, as pitch, number of teeth in bevel gear and pinion, length of face, and angle of shafts. ..."

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