Machine Tool

Gear Drive System

Kinematic Diagram
Cone Pulley Drive
Cone Pulley Drive
 Gear Drive System
Method of changing speeds in all-gear drive
1. Slip Gears
2. Sliding Key Method
3. Tumbler Gears
4. Sliding Type Cluster Gears
5. Jaw Clutches
6. Friction Clutches
 Slip Gears
The mating gear pair on two adjacent shafts are interchanged or
replaced by another pair of gears. If all the gears have the same
module, the condition for interchangeability-
T1 + T2 = T3 + T4 = T5 + T6 etc.
 Sliding Key Method
Two sets of gears on two shafts are constantly in mesh. One
set is free to rotate on the shaft. Only one gear of the free
set is engaged by a sliding key.
 Tumbler Gears
A number of gears is placed on one shaft, which is at a fixed
distance from the output shaft. Usually used for feed drives
and known as Norton Gearbox.
 Sliding Type Cluster Gears
A set of cluster gears is moved along a shaft to engage
another set of gears (one gear of the cluster is engaged at a
time).
 Jaw Clutches

Speed can be changed by

engaging and disengaging
clutches with levers.
Friction Clutches