Research Article

Design and Investigation of an Asymmetric Logarithmic Spiral Gear Drive

Table 4

The parameters of the logarithmic spiral tooth profile.

ParameterNumerical value of convex tooth profileNumerical value of concave tooth profile

Convex and concave tooth profile initial circle radius r1/r2 (mm)4.28.4
Logarithmic screw coefficient t−2.5 × 10−3−2.5 × 10−3
Convex and concave tooth profile process angle θ1/θ4 (°)14.4189
Convex and concave profile termination angle θ2/θ5 (°)49.1265
Lateral offset of logarithmic spiral tooth profile center w1/w2 (mm)1.30344.8269
Longitudinal offset of logarithmic spiral tooth profile center f1/f2 (mm)1.60883.2176