Impact of selected errors in production and installation of bevel gear elements on total transmission error

The article tackles the problem of evaluating the errors in production and installation of bevel gear which have impact on the transmission error. The production defect has been determined as an incorrect construction of bearing openings causing the change of angle between the axes toothed gears and installation error – as failure to meet the mounting distance of crown wheels. The tests were conducted as simulative tests mainly due to the time and cost of tests. Toothed gears were modeled as solid models and then a virtual installation and a single flank testing were conducted. As a result, data about the positions of angular toothed gears were received on the basis of which the transmission error was calculated. This error reflects the constancy of the driven shaft’s rotational speed and thus it is associated with the gear’s vibration and acoustic activity.