Definitions for "Bevel Gears"
Keywords:  gearset, pinion, gear, axes, axle
A gear set employing gears shaped like slices of a cone, which allows the axes of the gears to be nonparallel.
two wheels that intermesh at an angle to change the direction of rotation, also altering speed and force if necessary. These gears transmit motion through an angle, usually 90 degrees. Bevel gears can be found in egg beaters.
A gearset (pair of gears) in which the axis of the driving gear forms an angle with the axis of the driven gear; drive axle ring gear and pinion or differential side gears and pinions are common examples.