A type of bevel gear used to transmit power between non-intersecting shafts. Unlike a standard bevel gear where the teeth point directly at the apex of the cone, the teeth on a skew bevel are cut at an offset angle. This creates a sliding action during the mesh, similar to a hypoid gear, which runs quieter than straight bevels but requires specialized lubrication.
The old agricultural mixer uses a skew bevel gear to drive the vertical auger from the horizontal PTO shaft.
Related terms
Bevel gear
A cone-shaped gear that transmits motion between intersecting shafts, usually at right angles.
Spiral bevel gear
A bevel gear with curved, oblique teeth that overlap in engagement for smoother, quieter right-angle drives.
Hypoid gear
A spiral-bevel-like gear pair with the pinion axis offset from the gear axis, standard in vehicle drive axles.