CURVILINEAR CIRCULAR-ARC TOOTH GEARS FOR USE IN EXTERNAL GEAR PUMPS

摘要

A curvilinear circular-arc-toothed (CCAT) gear for improving gear performance and reducing noise while avoiding axial loads common to helical gears includes an annular gear body; and a gear tooth having a hybrid gear tooth profile comprising one or more curves configured to provide a sweep of the gear tooth space by a mating gear tooth while maintaining smooth contact during gear mesh, and wherein the gear tooth extends along an axial length of the gear body along an axial profile.