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Question

The path of contact in cycloidal gear is :

A.

Straight line  

B.

Curved line

C.

Circle  

D.

None of the above

Answer ( Option B)

Curved line

Solution

Cycloidal profile teeth :

●In this type, the facesof the teeth are epicycloids and the flanksare the hypocycloids.


●In this path of contact will be equal to the arc of contact.

●Cycloidal teeth are made up of curves, it is very difficult to produce accurate profiles.

Hence, the correct option is (B).

&Key Points:-

●A cycloidis the locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.

●A epicycloidis the locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference.

●A hypocycloidis the locus of a point on the circumference of a circle rolls without slipping inside the circumference of another circle.  

 

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