机械设计10第10章齿轮传动1.ppt

Chapter 10 Gears Gears, defined as toothed members transmitting rotary motion from one shaft to another, are among the oldest devices and inventions of man. In about 2600 B.C., the Chinese are known to have used a chariot incorporating a complex series of gears. Aristotle, in the 15th century A.D., wrote of gears as though they were commonplace. In the fifteenth century A.D., Leonardo da Vinci designed a multitude of devices incorporating many kinds of gears §10—1 Introduction I characteristic of gears Among the various means of mechanical power transmission (includin