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bevel gear
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bevel gear
n.
Either of a pair of gears with teeth surfaces cut so that they can connect unparallel gear shafts.
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bevel gear
bevel gear
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface known as the pitch zone. Two such gears mesh together to transmit power between two shafts at an angle to each other
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Noun1.bevel gear - gears that mesh at an anglebevel gear - gears that mesh at an angle          
pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear
differential gear, differential - a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
cogwheel, gear, gear wheel, geared wheel - a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
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bevel gear
n → Kegelradgetriebe nt
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The Gleason organization also covers the broad spectrum of parallel-axis and bevel gears, including technology from the now-incorporated Pfauter organization.
Gleason, Klingelnberg settle patent dispute by Metalworking Insiders' Report
The emergence of the light truck and sport vehicle categories with their four-wheel and all-wheel drives has reversed a decline in use of bevel gears because of the switch to lighter, front-wheel drive cars.
Sport vehicles, acquisition put Gleason on fast track by Tooling & Production
As the race heats up, watch for the company to move beyond today's gear line, which includes spur and helical gears, bevel gears, hypoid bevel gears, ground tooth gears, shafts, tapered serrations, differential and differential-carrier assemblies, housings, custom drives and torque-hub planetary gears used as wheel drives, shaft output drives and spindle output drives.
Getting in gear at Lafayette's Fairfield Manufacturing by Mayer, Kathy / Indiana Business Magazine
 
 
 
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