Question

Herringbone gear can be used in

(a) Intersecting shafts only

(b) Parallel shafts only

(c) Both intersection and parallel shafts

(d) None of the mentioned

I was questioned about this in a dream while sleeping.

I would like to ask this question from the Gears unit in unit Rolling Contact Bearings, Spur Gears and Helical Gears of Machine Design

Answer 1

Accurate answer is (b) Parallel shafts only

Get the lowdown with: It consist of two helical gears with the opposite hand of the helix.