Machine Components Quiz

__________ all machine components before coupling them together will reduce the number of shims required for alignment.

• Leveling

• Lubricating

• Polishing the shafts of

• Bolting down

Which of the following is NOT a type of shaft-to-adjacent shaft power transmission?

• Belt drive

• Chain drive

• Clutch drive

• Gear drive

If gear X turns clockwise at a constant speed of 10 rpm, how does gear Y turn?

• Counterclockwise at 10 rpm

• Clockwise at 10 rpm

• Counterclockwise at 5 rpm

• Clockwise at 5 rpm

To calculate the speed of a gear, the speed ratio and the __________ will be needed.

• Gear ratio

• Gear sizes

• Number of gear teeth

• Gear teeth ratio

Gears are pre-aligned at the factory; however, the shafts of the gear box must be attached using a __________ device to other shafts.

• Coupling

• Strapping

• Pairing

• Welding

Which of the following gear types is used in machine tools like lathes, drills, and planer machines?

• Spur

• Double helical

• Bevel

• Rack and pinion

What is the name of the clearance that allows lubricant to reach the gear teeth?

• Gap

• Backlash

• Offset alignment

• Improper alignment

A gear drive has a minimum of two gears called __________.

• Driver and driven

• Drive and idler

• Driven and idler

• Idler and driver

What is the gear ratio?

• Driven gear diameter divided by driver gear diameter

• Driven gear pitch diameter divided by driver gear pitch diameter

• Driven gear teeth size divided by driver gear teeth size

• Driven gear thickness divided by driver gear thickness

The gear drive torque is __________ the gear ratio.

• Indirectly proportional to

• Inverse of

• Directly proportional to

• Reverse of