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hypoid gear
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hypoid gear [ˈhaɪpɔɪd]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a gear having a tooth form generated by a hypocycloidal curve; used extensively in motor vehicle transmissions to withstand a high surface loading
[hypoid, shortened from hypocycloid]


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This effort, initiated in 1952 and completed in 1960, involved a multiphase project to develop test procedures for the evaluation of hypoid gear lubricants and to study the loading, temperature, and sliding velocity conditions of automotive hypoid gears.
Utilizing a 4-axis power PC controller with automatic tailstock and 3D scanning probe head, the GMX 400 provides fully automatic inspection of straight and helical cylindrical gears; spiral and hypoid bevel gears, crown gears, cylindrical worm shafts, conical cylindrical gears, segment gears, to name a few.
Equipped for both stand-alone shop floor or gear lab applications, the tester provides automatic inspection of straight and helical cylindrical gears; spiral and hypoid bevel gears; crown gears; cylindrical worm shafts; conical cylindrical gears; segment gears; shaving cutters and hobs; pinion-shaped cutters; beveloid gears; synchronous gears; 3D geometry; and form and positional measurements, diameters, and distances.
 
 
 
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