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PATH CONTACT [2 records]

Record 1 2006-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Descriptive Geometry
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
DEF

A locus of successive points of contact of transverse, mating, tooth profiles.

OBS

In involute parallel axes gear pairs, the transverse path of contact is that part of the line of action lying between their tip circles.

OBS

path of contact: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie descriptive
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
DEF

Lieu des points de contact successifs de deux profils conjugués apparents.

OBS

Dans un engrenage en développante à axes parallèles, la ligne de conduite est le segment de la ligne d'action compris entre le cercle de tête de la roue menée et le cercle de tête de la roue menante.

OBS

ligne de conduite : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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