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All About
GEARS
Effort -
the force that is applied to do work; the
push, pull, squeeze or lift provided to use gears to
move an object
Resistance -
the force provided by the object on
which one is trying to do work; the object works
against (pushes back) the effort
Mechanical Advantage (MA) -
a mathematical calculation that reveals how many
times easier a job is to do
MA greater than 1 shows that the gear system
multiplied the effort force, but must move through
a greater distance. MA less than
1
shows that the
gear system requires greater effort force to
operate but the driven gear moves more quickly
Gear ratio -
a mathematical relationship that
indicates the difference in the size of gears in a
gear system; the rate at which one gear turns
another based on the number of teeth or
diameter of each gear
Diameter -
the distance through the center of an
object; a straight line passing through the center
of a circle ended at the circumference
Work -
the job being done while using the gears
Load -
the object (weight) lifted or moved; provides
resistance to the gears
Force -
any kind of push or pull applied to an object
Bevel -
an angle that is not a right angle; slanted
Key Words and Definitions
What is a Gear?
•
A gear is a wheel with teeth along its outer edge.
•
One gear can make another gear turn when the teeth of the
two gears interlock, mesh or connect.
•
Gears can change the amount of force, the direction and the
speed of rotation needed to do a job.
number of teeth
(driven gear)
number of teeth
(drive gear)
MA
=
÷
diameter
(driven gear)
diameter
(drive gear)
MA
=
or
÷
number of teeth
(large gear)
number of teeth
(small gear)
Gear
Ratio
=
÷
diameter
(large gear)
diameter
(small gear)
MA
=
or
÷
How do gears help you?
•
Gears can change the force needed to make
something move and the speed it moves.
•
One gear affects the way another gear moves
based on how the gears are configured in
the system.
•
Many gears, working together in different
arrangements, allow a single machine to do work
at both different speeds and directions.
•
The Mechanical Advantage, or gear ratio, of a set
of gears, is determined by ratios of: the number of
teeth; the diameters; the speeds of the two gears;
and the amounts of force with which they turn.
Key Concepts
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