gear-tooth

The path followed by the point of contact between two meshing gear teeth.

It also increases the stress on the gear teeth.

Just like with spur gears, the solution to this problem is to curve the gear teeth.

Such devices were required to cut a circular plate with uniform gear teeth.

Line along which the force between two meshing gear teeth is directed.

This impact makes a lot of noise and also increases the stresses on the gear teeth.

As the gears turn, the contact point slides up onto the thicker part of the top gear tooth.

An alternative is to use the natural separation force of the gear teeth to load the clutch.

For this reason, nearly all modern gear teeth bear the involute shape.

He meshed the fingers of his hands like gear teeth.