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The angle between elements of the face cone and pitch cone is

(a) addendum angle

(b) pitch angle

(c) spiral angle

(d) none of the mentioned

This question was posed to me in a job interview.

This intriguing question originated from Bevel Gears in section Toothed Gearing & Gear Trains of Machine Kinematics

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Correct choice is (a) addendum angle

The best I can explain: The angle between mating bevel gear axes, also the sum of the two pitch angles is spiral angle.

The angle between elements of the face cone and pitch cone is addendum angle.

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