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pitch circle
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pitch circle [′pich ‚sər·kəl]
(design engineering)
In toothed gears, an imaginary circle concentric with the gear axis which is defined at the thickest point on the teeth and along which the tooth pitch is measured.


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Since there is no sliding of the planet gear on the fixed gear, that point c at which their pitch circles are in contact may be considered as having momentarily a linear velocity of zero.
 
 
 
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