From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Note on the 'topping' of standard gears when meshed with corrected gears.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\2\ scan0266 | |
Date | 3rd April 1941 | |
Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} It sometimes occurs that an otherwise standard gear is "topped" if it meshes with a corrected gear. The above applies to helical and spur gearbox gears but not necessarily to engine gears or bevel gears. | ||