Abstract
The magnitude of load distribution on the contact line of a gear is very important factor in the strength design of gears. However, it is not easy to determine it analytically, because the total stiffness is comprised of two different contributions. The first one is the bending stiffness that is defined by displacement of gear tooth under load, and the last one is the contact stiffness that takes into account of the local displacement of the facing surfaces. In this report, we present practical way of calculating the load distribution on the contact line of gear teeth by applying the finite element technique. The advantage in applying the finite element method to the contact problem of meshing gears is to easily take the direct relationship between the bending stiffness and the contact stiffness.
