IP Library Granted Patent US 12692932
Granted Patent B2
US 12692932 · App. 18/653,671 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Herringbone gear pair with constant meshing characteristics constructed tooth pair

Inventors: Luhe Zhang (Chongqing, CN); Wenjun Luo (Chongqing, CN); Chaoyang Li (Chongqing, CN); Yonghong Chen (Chongqing, CN); Changyan Peng (Chongqing, CN); Bingkui Chen (Chongqing, CN)
Assignees: Chongqing University; Chongqing Yisilun Technology Co., Ltd.
F16H55/08F16H1/08F16H1/24F16H2055/0893
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12692932
App. No.
18/653,671
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a herringbone gear pair with a constant meshing characteristics constructed tooth pair. The herringbone gear pair with a constructed tooth pair includes a herringbone gear I with a constructed tooth pair and a herringbone gear II with a constructed tooth pair based on conjugate curves. In the present disclosure, normal tooth profile curves of the herringbone gear pair with a constructed tooth pair are continuous combined curves with the same curve shape, which facilitates machining by the same cutter. A common normal at an inflection point or a tangent point of the continuous combined curve passes through a pitch point of the gear pair, and a position of the inflection point or the tangent point can be adjusted according to an actual demand. A contact ratio of the herringbone gear pair with a constructed tooth pair is designed as an integer.

Claims (331)

1 . A herringbone gear pair with a constant meshing characteristics constructed tooth pair, comprising a herringbone gear I with a constructed tooth pair based on conjugate curves and a herringbone gear II with a constructed tooth pair based on conjugate curves, wherein a normal tooth profile curve Γ s1 of the herringbone gear I with a constructed tooth pair and a normal tooth profile curve Γ s2 of the herringbone gear II with a constructed tooth pair are continuous combined curves Γ L with the same curve shape; the continuous combined curve is formed by two continuous curves, a connection point of the two continuous curves is an inflection point or a tangent point of the continuous combined curve, and a common normal at the inflection point or the tangent point of the continuous combined curve passes through a pitch point of the herringbone gear pair; and the normal tooth profile curves are swept along given conjugate curves to obtain tooth surfaces of the herringbone gear I with a constructed tooth pair and the herringbone gear II with a constructed tooth pair;

wherein when the continuous combined curve Γ L is a combined curve Γ L1 of an odd power function curve and a tangent at an inflection point thereof, the continuous combined curve Γ L is formed by an odd power function curve Γ L12 and a tangent Γ L11 at an inflection point of the odd power function curve; a rectangular coordinate system is established at the tangent point of the continuous combined curve, and an equation of the combined curve Γ L1 of the odd power function curve and the tangent at the inflection point thereof is as follows:

{

Γ

L

1

1

:

x

1

0

=

t

,

y

1

0

=

0

(

t

1

t

<

0

)

Γ

L

1

2

:

x

1

0

=

t

,

y

1

0

=

A

t

2

n

-

1

(

0

t

t

2

)

,

wherein x 10 and y 10 are x-axis and y-axis coordinate values of the combined curve in the rectangular coordinate system, respectively; a parameter t is an independent variable of the equation; t 1 and t 2 are value ranges of the continuous curve; A is a coefficient of the equation; and n is a degree of the independent variable and is a positive integer.

2 . The herringbone gear pair with a constant meshing characteristics constructed tooth pair according to claim 1 , wherein a curve equation of the normal tooth profile curve Γ s1 of the herringbone gear I with a constructed tooth pair obtained by rotating the continuous combined curve Γ L around an origin of the rectangular coordinate system by an angle α 1 is as follows:

{

x

0

1

=

x

n

0

cos

α

1

-

y

n

0

sin

α

1

y

0

1

=

x

n

0

sin

α

1

+

y

n

0

cos

α

1

(

n

=

1

,

2

,

3

,

4

,

5

,

6

)

,

wherein x 01 and y 01 are x-axis and y-axis coordinate values of the normal tooth profile curve of the herringbone gear I with a constructed tooth pair in the rectangular coordinate system, respectively.

3 . The herringbone gear pair with a constant meshing characteristics constructed tooth pair according to claim 2 , wherein a curve equation of the normal tooth profile curve Γ s2 of the herringbone gear II with a constructed tooth pair obtained by rotating the normal tooth profile curve Γ s1 of the herringbone gear I with a constructed tooth pair around the origin of the rectangular coordinate system by an angle of 180° is as follows:

{

x

0

2

=

x

0

1

cos

(

180

°

)

-

y

0

1

sin

(

180

°

)

y

0

2

=

x

0

1

sin

(

180

°

)

+

y

0

1

cos

(

180

°

)

,

wherein x 02 and y 02 are x-axis and y-axis coordinate values of the normal tooth profile curve of the herringbone gear II with a constructed tooth pair in the rectangular coordinate system, respectively.

4 . The herringbone gear pair with a constant meshing characteristics constructed tooth pair according to claim 2 , wherein a tooth surface Σ 2 of the herringbone gear II with a constructed tooth pair is obtained by sweeping the normal tooth profile curve Γ s2 of the herringbone gear II with a constructed tooth pair along a given helix, with a tooth surface equation as follows:

{

x

Σ2

=

x

02

cos

θ

-

y

0

2

cos

β

sin

θ

+

(

a

-

r

)

cos

θ

y

Σ2

=

x

0

2

sin

θ

+

y

0

2

cos

β

cos

θ

+

(

a

-

r

)

sin

θ

z

Σ

2

=

±

(

r

θ

cot

β

-

y

0

2

sin

β

)

,

wherein x Σ2 , y Σ2 and z Σ2 are coordinate values of the tooth surface of the herringbone gear II with a constructed tooth pair, respectively; r is a pitch radius of the herringbone gear pair with a constant meshing characteristics constructed tooth pair, and θ is an angle of a given contact line; in the sign “±”, the sign “+” indicates a left tooth surface of the herringbone gear with a constructed tooth pair, and the sign “−” indicates a right tooth surface of the herringbone gear with a constructed tooth pair.

5 . The herringbone gear pair with a constant meshing characteristics constructed tooth pair according to claim 1 , wherein a tooth surface Σ 1 of the herringbone gear I with a constructed tooth pair is obtained by sweeping the normal tooth profile curve Γ s1 of the herringbone gear I with a constructed tooth pair along a given helix, with a tooth surface equation as follows:

{

x

Σ1

=

x

01

+

m

tan

β

y

1

=

y

01

z

Σ1

=

±

m

(

m

1

m

m

2

)

,

wherein x Σ1 , y Σ1 and z Σ1 are coordinate values of the tooth surface of the herringbone gear I with a constructed tooth pair, respectively; β is a helix angle of the gear pair, a parameter m is an independent variable of the equation, and m 1 and m 2 are value ranges of a tooth width; in the sign “±”, the sign “+” indicates a left tooth surface of the herringbone gear with a constructed tooth pair, and the sign “−” indicates a right tooth surface of the herringbone gear with a constructed tooth pair.

6 . The herringbone gear pair with a constant meshing characteristics constructed tooth pair according to claim 1 , wherein a contact ratio of the herringbone gear pair with a constant meshing characteristics constructed tooth pair is designed as an integer, thereby achieving meshing transmission with a constant stiffness.

7 . The herringbone gear pair with a constant meshing characteristics constructed tooth pair according to claim 1 , wherein the herringbone gear I with a constructed tooth pair and the herringbone gear II with a constructed tooth pair are designed to be symmetrical along the tooth width, thereby achieving a constant meshing force action line of the herringbone gear pair.