Gleason Spiral Bevel Gears Calculation
Gleason Spiral Bevel Gears Calculation. A spiral bevel gear is one with a spiral tooth flank as in Figure 1. The spiral is generally consistent with the curve of a cutter with the diameter dc. The spiral angle β is the angle between a generatrix element of the pitch cone and the tooth flank. The spiral angle just at the tooth flank center is ...