References: AGMA915-1-A02
Symbol AGMA nomenclature Other names Definition
Pitch deviations
Total index variation Difference between the most
Total cumulative pitch
ࡲ Total index tolerance positive and the most negative
deviation
Index deviations index value for all teeth
Tooth to tooth spacing
Single pitch deviation Tooth to tooth index error Difference between two adjacent
ࢌ ǡ ࢌ࢚
Pitch variation teeth index values (+, -)
Adjacent pitch error
Max. difference between two
ࢌࢇ࢞Ǥ Max. single pitch deviation
adjacent teeth index values (+, -)
Difference between actual
Difference between
ࢌ࢛ dimensions of two successive right
adjacent pitches
or left flank transverse pitches
Max. difference between actual
Max. difference between
ࢌ࢛ࢇ࢞Ǥ dimensions of two successive right
adjacent pitches
or left flank transverse pitches
Profile deviations (involute)
ࡸࢻ ǡ ࡸࢻࢉ Profile evaluation range Profile test range
Distance between two nominal
ࡲࢻ Total profile deviation Profile total error profiles enclosed within the profile
test range
Distance between two involutes of
the actual base circle, that enclose
ࢌࢌࢻ Profile form deviation Profile form error
the actual involute profile within
the profile inspection range
References: AGMA915-1-A02
Distance between two nominal
profiles that intersect the average
ࢌࡴࢻ Profile slope deviation Profile angular error
profile at start and end points of the
profile range
Arithmetic mean of the profile
Mean profile slope slope deviations of three or more
ࢌࡴࢻ
deviation equally spaced tooth flanks around
the gear’s circumference.
Helix deviation (lead)
ࡸࢼ Helix evaluation range Evaluation range
b Face width (less chamfers)
Distance between the two nominal
ࡲࢼ Total helix deviation Lead total error leads enclosed within the lead
inspection range
Distance between two helical lines
ࢌࢌࢼ Helix form deviation Lead form error that enclose the actual lead within
the lead inspection range
Distance (in transverse plane)
Tooth alignment tolerance between two nominal leads that
ࢌࡴࢼ Helix slope deviation Lead parallelism intersect the average lead (helix) at
Lead angle error start and end points of the lead
inspection range
Arithmetic mean of the helix slope
deviations of three or more equally
ࢌࡴࢼ Mean helix slope deviation
spaced tooth flanks around the
gear’s circumference.
References: AGMA915-1-A02
Other parameters
Difference between the largest and
Variation of tooth
ࡾ࢙ the smallest tooth thickness of a
thickness
gear
Difference between the largest and
Range of pitch error
ࡾ the smallest actual size of the
Pitch variation
transverse pitches of a given flank
Radial position difference of a
probe contacting all teeth at
measuring diameter (pitch
ࡲ࢘ Pitch line run-out
diameter). It combines tooth
eccentricity in relation to the datum
axis and the tooth spacing error.
References: AGMA915-1-A02
Helix deviation (lead):
Total helix deviation
ࢼ b
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Helix form deviation
ࢌࢼ
Mean helix line
ࢼ b
Parallels enclosing the
actual helix profile
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Helix slope deviation
ࡴࢼ
Mean helix line
ࢼ b
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Pitch deviations:
Total profile deviation
ࢻ
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Profile form deviation
Mean prifle line
ࢌࢻ
Parallels enclosing
the actual involute
profile
References: AGMA915-1-A02
Profile slope deviation
ࡴࢻ
Mean prifle line
ࢻ
Left hand tooth flank
fu fp max. fu max.
fp=Fp12- Fp11
fp=Fp27- Fp26
Left hand tooth flank
Fp12
Fp11 Fp26 Fp27
1 11 12 26 27 32
flank number
Right hand tooth flank
Rp
Right hand tooth flank
(Pitch line runout)
