
2. Geometric tooth construction
2.1 Straight teeth
The involute of a circle is defined as follows: let's consider a straight line rolling without slipping on a circle (figure 6 a ); any point M on this straight line describes a curve D called the involute of the circle considered. This curve cannot, of course, penetrate inside the circle: if we continue to roll the straight line after the point of tangency Q, point M describes a second...
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