The Use Of Spur Gears

Spur gears are the most common type of gear and are used in a wide range of industries. Featuring straight teeth, these gears are mounted on parallel shafts so their specially designed teeth mesh with other gears. Spur gears design and delicate teeth mean they work best at reduced speeds. Due to this characteristic, spur gears are also known as slow speed gears. Our range of spur gears have many uses. They can transfer mechanical motion as well as control speed, power, and torque. These simple transmission elements are reliable and durable, embodying the renowned Elesa standard of quality. Using spur gears to control power One way to use spur gears is for increasing or decreasing an object’s torque, or power. Spur gears can be linked together in a sequence called a “train” for used in power stations. The gears convert wind and hydroelectric energy into electric energy. Spur gears are also used to increase and decrease power in machinery such as: • Washing machines • Food blenders • Tumble dryers • Construction equipment • Fuel pumps • Mills Using spur gears to control speed As well as controlling power, spur gears are effective in controlling speed. They are used in everyday objects such as hand whisks. By increasing the speed of the handheld appliance, spur gears make light work of blending and mixing. These transmission elements also make up the parts of mechanical clocks, where they adjust the relative speeds of the clock hands: second, minute, and hour. The use of spur gears in vehicles As these transmission elements are brilliant at controlling speed and power, you may think they play a big part in the makeup of cars. It is a logical assumption, as cars need speed and power to work. However, spur gears are not used in cars as these slow speed gears produce loud noises at high speeds. You can imagine how boisterous the streets would be if every car had noisy gears colliding with every turn! One type of vehicle that do use spur gears are aircrafts. The slow speed elements are superior to helical gears and so play an important part in aircraft engines. Of course, aircrafts operate at thousands of feet in the sky, and so noise is not an issue. How do I know which spur gear I need? Our spur gears are listed in the Elesa catalogue under ‘Standard machine parts’. On the product page, you will see our black spur gears in module sizes ranging from 0.5 to 3.0, and our visually detectable blue gears in sizes of 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0. A module size is a unit of measurement for gear tooth sizes and indicates how big or small a gear is. Visually Detectable spur gears You can browse the full selection of Elesa high performance and durable spur gears in our catalogue. Also in our range are accessories such as T-shape and square section racks, lead screw nuts, and toothed joints. If you require any assistance or gears with special executions, please contact us.

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