CLASSIFICATION OF GEARS

The gears are classified as follows:

1: The gears which connect parallel shafts such as spur, Helical and double helical gears.

2: The gears which connect inclined and intersecting shafts such as straight bevels and spiral bevel gears.

3: The gears which connects non-parallel and non-intersection shafts such as spiral gears and worm and worm wheel

TYPES

There are many types of gears some of following are important

1: SPUR GEARS:

2: HELICAL GEAR:

3: DOUBLE HELICAL OR HERRINGBONE GEARS:

4: INTERNAL GEARS: 

5: BEVEL GEARS:

6: RACK AND PINION:

7: WORM AND WORM GEAR: