DEFORMATION AND STIFFNESS OF SPUR GEAR TEETH AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON GEAR NOISE

Gear teeth are deformed due to the load. The deformation of gear teeth is causing some negative as well as positive effects. A tooth has a complex shape and due to the complex shape of the teeth, a theoretical determination of the deformation is difficult. The existing experimental techniques are based on static deflection measurements gearing loaded of constant force or seismic measurement deviations at slow rotation. Recently, at ever faster evolving computer technology and the available literature, we can encounter modern numerical methods, such as finite element method (FEM), which can serve as methods for the determination of teeth of gearing. The article is devoted to the problems of gearing stiffness analysis. The problem is solved for spur gears. Deformation analysis solved by FEM is used for calculations of the gearing stiffness. There are many influences that cause vibrations in the gearbox and that have to be taken into account already in the phase of design, manufacture, installation and operation. Detailed analysis of gearboxes manufacturers have shown that improving of the gear accuracy cannot reduce the transmission unit noise to the desired level. Only fundamental changes to the shape of the tooth and changes in production technology can achieve stronger noise reduction of gear mechanism.