Gear Train and Types of the Gear Trains

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Gear Train

            A gear train is formed by mounting gears on a frame so that the teeth of the gears engage. Gear teeth are designed to ensure the pitch circles of engaging gears roll on each other without slipping; this provides smooth transmission of rotation from one gear to the next.

•    A gear train is two or more gear working together by meshing their teeth and turning each other in a system to generate power and speed

•     It reduces speed and increases torque                             

•    Electric motors are used with the gear systems to reduce the speed and increase the torque

 

Types of the gear train

  • Simple gear train
  • Compound gear train
  • Epicyclic gear train
  • Reverted gear train

Simple Gear Train:

            The simple gear train is used where there is a large distance to be covered between the input shaft and the output shaft. Each gear in a simple gear train is mounted on its own shaft.

            When examining simple gear trains, it is necessary to decide whether the output gear will turn faster, slower, or the same speed as the input gear. The circumference (the distance around the outside edge) of these two gears will determine their relative speeds.

            Suppose the input gear's circumference is larger than the output gear's circumference. The output gear will turn faster than the input gear. On the other hand, the input gear's circumference could be smaller than the output gear's circumference. In this case, the output gear would turn more slowly than the input gear. If the input and output gears are exactly the same sizes, they will turn at the same speed.

            In many simple gear trains, there are several gears between the input gear and the output gear.

            These middle gears are called idler gears. Idler gears do not affect the speed of the output gear.

 

Compound Gear Train:

            In a compound gear train at least one of the shafts in the train must hold two gears.

            Compound gear trains are used when large changes in speed or power output are needed and there is only a small space between the input and output shafts.

            The number of shafts and direction of rotation of the input gear determines the direction of rotation of the output gear in a compound gear train. The train in Figure has two gears in between the input and output gears. These two gears are on one shaft. They rotate in the same direction and act like one gear. There is an odd number of gear shafts in this example. As a result, the input gear and output gear rotate in the same direction.

            Since two pairs of gears are involved, their ratios are “compounded”, or multiplied together.


            Example- The input gear, with 12 teeth, drives its mating gear on the counter-shaft, which has 24 teeth. This is a ratio of 2 to 1.

            This ratio of DRIVEN over DRIVER at the Input - 2 to 1 - is then multiplied by the Output ratio, which has a DRIVEN to DRIVER ratio of 3 to 1.

            This gives a gear ratio of 6 to 1 between the input and the output, resulting in a speed reduction and a corresponding increase in torque.

Planetary Or Epicyclic Gear Train

            Like a compound gear train, planetary trains are used when a large change in speed or power is needed across a small distance. There are four different ways that a planetary train can be hooked up.

            A planetary gear train is a little more complex than other types of gear trains. In a planetary train at least one of the gears must revolve around another gear in the gear train. A planetary gear train is very much like our own solar system, and that's how it gets its name. In the solar system, the planets revolve around the sun. Gravity holds them all together. 

            In a planetary gear train, the sun gear is at the centre. A planet gear revolves around the sun gear. The system is held together by the planet carrier. In some planetary trains, more than one planet gear rotates around the sun gear. The system is then held together by an arm connecting the planet gears in combination with a ring gear.


The planetary gear set is the device that produces different gear ratios through the same set of gears. Any planetary gear set has three main components:

· The sun gear

· The planet gears and the planet gears' carrier      

· The ring gear

Each of these three components can be the input, the output or can be held stationary. Choosing which piece plays which role determines the gear ratio for the gearset.

These four combinations and the resulting speed and power outputs are listed in Table


• They have higher gear ratios.

• They are popular for automatic transmissions in automobiles.

• They are also used in bicycles for controlling power of pedalling automatically or manually.

• They are also used for power train between the internal combustion engine and an electric motor.

Reverted Gear Train

            A reverted gear train is very similar to a compound gear train. They are both used when there is only a small space between the input and output shafts and large changes in speed or power are needed.

                                

            There are two major differences between compound and reverted gear trains. First, the input and output shafts of a reverted train must be on the same axis (in a straight line with one another). Second, the distance between the centres of the two gears in each pair must be the same.

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