STANDARD
ANSIB92.1b-1996
AddendumtoANSIB92.1-1970(includingANSI B92.1a-1976)
ApprovedbytheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute
Involute Splines
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STANDARD
ANSIB92.1b-1996
AddendumtoANSIB92.1-1970(includingANSIB92.1a-1976)
ApprovedbytheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute
Involute Splines
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
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Section IiteForeword.Splines. 31.1 1.2 Purpos... General... .3 31.3 Scope... 3Reference.Spline Terms and Definitions. 3IV Symbols. .3Dimensioningv 4V1 SampleProblem. 15
LISTOFILLUSTRATIONS
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1 Tooth thickness space width and minimum effective clearance2 Samplecalculationforeccentricity. 7
LISTOFTABLES
Iable1 Equationsfor spline dimensions. 112 Equations for spline variations.. 14
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STD.SAEB92.1-ENGL199679437250584673751
FOREWORD
TheB92.1inchandpanionmetricconvertedspline standardswerefirstreleased in1970.AddendumB92.1awasreleased in1976 wherethe onlychange wastoadda definition paragraph2.1.1Effective Spline.Editorialand mathematicalcorrectionstotabulardimensionshavebeenmadeseveraltimessincethatfirstprintingwithoutaffectinginterchangeabilitywithpreviousversionsandwithoutchangetotheoriginaldimensioningandtolerancingconcepts.Theconvertedmetricversionisnolongeravailableduetothereleaseof theB92.2MMetricModuleSplineStandard in 1980.
and tolerancing practices consistent with the moremodern B92.2M standard.The B92.1b addendum wil be maintainedonly in a U.S.non-metric version.
standardbutifinterchangebilityrequredthrhoulderitythatinterchangeabitywilnteaffetdin thoseprovidedwith the B92.1standard.Itisnot intendedforthese changestoaffectinterchangeabilitywith theB92.1conforming to B92.1dimensions arepresumed tobeused unlessboththeuserand the supplier specifically agree thatdimensions are to be according to B92.1b.