Pitch deviation measurement and analysis of curve-face gear pair

The curve-face gear pair is proposed as a new type of gear pair which was put forward in recent years. It can achieve variable ratio transmission of motion and power between the intersection axes. In the matter of the inspection of the pitch deviations of this gear pair, there is no practical possibility for a reliable metrological traceability to national or international measurement standards can be provided. Hence, a new method was proposed in this article, which was based on the CNC gear measuring center, aimed at the gear artefacts processed by the five-axis machining center. With the coordinate data which were obtained by the gear measuring center, the pitch deviations of the gear pair were obtained. In addition, based on the values of the pitch deviations, the angular deviations of curve-face gear pair can be worked out, and the results turn out that the measurement method is feasible.