Noncircular bevel gear can achieve variable transmission between intersecting axes. This article proposes the design method of high-order noncircular bevel gear with concave pitch curve. The parametric equations for driving and driven gear, addendum and dedendum surface under given transmission ratio and axis angle are established in a spherical polar coordinate system. The tooth profile equation of noncircular bevel gear is derived according to the generation method by using bevel gear cutter. The three-dimensional model for noncircular bevel gear is developed to verify the correctness of the design method.
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