Description:
Based around a rigid, sturdy frame each drive arrangement can easily be interchanged and fixed into position. Bearing blocks ensure excellent and repeatable alignment of the drives as well as smooth running. The base frame allows for accurate meshing of the drives.
The drive arrangements available include dual belt drive, chain drive with tensioner and spur gear train, dual spur gear, compound bevel gear and spur gear, compound worm / wheel gear and bevel gear, rack and pinion with a spur gear drive.
Each of the drives is made from durable, long life materials, and conforms to industry standards giving the student a practical knowledge of the arrangement they may use in industry.
Experimental Content:
- Introduction to gear trains, transmissions, ratios and velocities
- Variety of drive arrangements
- Introduces spur gears, drive belts, pulleys, chains, tensioners, worm and wheel, bevel gears, rack and pinions, compound drives
- Drive construction
- Gearing up
- Gearing down
- The motion, direction and ratios of different arrangements
Technical Specification:
- 2 ‘V’ belt cogged (toothed) belt, section
- 4 ‘V’ belt pulleys (approximately 4.5” diameter and 2.5” diameter)
- Chain drive with tensioner and sprockets (toothed sprockets of 24 and 60 teeth)
- 4 spur gears: 2 x 28 teeth, 1 x 56 teeth, 1 x 70 teeth
- Bevel gear pair: 90° between axes
- Shaft blocks: Single height (6 off); double height (2 off)
- 4 shafts: 650mm long (3 off); 610mm long (1 off)
