Gears are used to transmit motion from one shaft to another or between a shaft and a slide. This is done by successively engaging the teeth.
Gears use no intermediate link or connector and transmit the motion by direct contact.
The two bodies have either a rolling or sliding motion. Motion is along with the tangent at the point of contact. No motion is possible along the common normal as that will either break the contact or one body will tend to penetrate into the other.
To transmit a definite motion of one disc to the other or to prevent slip between the surfaces, projections and recesses on the two-disc can be made which can mesh with each other. This leads to the formation of teeth on the discs and the motion between the surfaces changes from rolling to sliding. The discs with teeth are known as gears or gear wheels.
Gears use no intermediate link or connector and transmit the motion by direct contact.
The two bodies have either a rolling or sliding motion. Motion is along with the tangent at the point of contact. No motion is possible along the common normal as that will either break the contact or one body will tend to penetrate into the other.
To transmit a definite motion of one disc to the other or to prevent slip between the surfaces, projections and recesses on the two-disc can be made which can mesh with each other. This leads to the formation of teeth on the discs and the motion between the surfaces changes from rolling to sliding. The discs with teeth are known as gears or gear wheels.