It is well known that gears used in watches are designed considering the influence of center distance variation.
The purpose of this paper is to compare the characteristics of IF gears with those of several other kinds of gears under the influence of center distance variation.
The results are summarized as follows.
1) The variations in torque ratio and velocity ratio of IF gears are smaller than those of conventional watch gears.
2) Usually, IF gears have smooth transition of contact from one pair of teeth to the next in spite of center distance variation.
3) IF gears show the maximum efficiency levels, even when the center distance is decreased.
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