PROTOTYPING OF BEVEL GEARS OF AIRCRAFT POWER TRANSMISSION

The article presents manufacturing process of bevel gears of aircraft power transmission. Rapid prototyping of gears with complex tooth forms is possible with the use of modern methods. One of such methods is the stereolithography, where a model is obtained as a result of resin curing with laser beam. This method allows creating gear model with arbitrary tooth form. Bevel gears was carried out by method of stereolitography on SLA 250 apparatus. Gear wheel prototypes were predestined for casting by method losing patterns. One of the best advantages of stereolitography model is its transparency. This advantage allow to observation instantaneous contact ellipses of gear. Instantaneous contact ellipses of gear is one of the most important parameters describe correctly work of gear. Research of instantaneous contact ellipses of gear requires special construction of model gear with thin wall. This construction allows costing reduction of prototype. Observation of instantaneous contact ellipses of gear is not possible by traditional research method. Rapid Prototyping method give good results in research process of new prototype of aircraft transmission gear.