Bevel gear


a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface, usually meshing with a similar gear set at right angles.
historical examples

modern machine-shop practice, volumes i and ii joshua rose
aviation engines victor wilfred pag
motion picture operation, stage electrics and illusions henry c. horstmann
aviation engines victor wilfred pag
physics willis eugene tower
modern machine-shop practice, volumes i and ii joshua rose
a practical handbook on the distillation of alcohol from farm products f. b. wright
modern machine-shop practice, volumes i and ii joshua rose
scientific american, vol. 17, no. 26 december 28, 1867 various
langley memoir on mechanical flight, parts i and ii s. p. (samuel pierpont) langley and charles m. (charles matthews) manly

noun
a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface known as the pitch zone. two such gears mesh together to transmit power between two shafts at an angle to each other

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