If b denotes the face width and L denotes the cone distance, then the bevel factor is written as
(a) b / L
(b) b / 2L
(c) 1 – 2 b.L
(d) 1 – b / L
The question was posed to me in a national level competition.
This intriguing question comes from Worm Gears topic in division Toothed Gearing & Gear Trains of Machine Kinematics