121 |
Combination gear hobber, chamfer/debur and shaver apparatus and method |
US10339514 |
2003-01-09 |
US06757949B2 |
2004-07-06 |
Brian M. Fitzgerald; Jeffrey A. Rynders |
An apparatus is provided for manufacturing a gear component. The apparatus includes a plurality of tooling stocks movable relative to a base. The tooling stocks function to retain a component, as well as operably driving a combination hob/shaver tool and a combination chamfer/debur tool. The apparatus reduces the number of machines required to complete the gear component as well as reducing the cycle time for complete component manufacture. In this way, a more efficient manufacturing system is provided, whereby capital investment and operational costs are reduced. |
122 |
Apparatus and method for machining a gear shape |
US183366 |
1994-01-19 |
US5539172A |
1996-07-23 |
Kohyuh Takase; Norio Itoh |
An apparatus and a method for machining a gear shape whereby when a gear is machined with a form tool, sludge is easily excluded and an accurate gear shape is provided. A method for machining an accurate gear shape whereby with a workpiece chucked, postprocess steps such as grinding and lapping are performed for consistent machining from material to completion of the gear shape, thereby removing a handling error caused by re-chucking the workpiece. A form tool supplied to a holder that can be rotated and slid in the Z direction by an automatic tool changer and a workpiece held by a chuck mounted on a side table that can be driven in the X and Y directions are synchronously rotated at a mesh assumed position under the control of a control section. Cut amount control is applied between both axes of the workpiece and the form tool and the workpiece is machined with the form tool. Form tools are supplied one after another by the automatic tool changer. With the workpiece chucked, mesh synchronous move of the form tool and the workpiece is performed and postprocess steps of machining are performed. |
123 |
Gearing Method With Tooth Finishing And Combination Tool Therefor |
US15560062 |
2016-03-02 |
US20180079019A1 |
2018-03-22 |
Stefan Heyn |
A method for producing gears, wherein in a first step a set of teeth is formed by means of a skiving wheel rotationally driven by a tool spindle in a workpiece gear rotationally driven synchronously thereto by a workpiece spindle, wherein the workpiece spindle and the tool spindle are at an axis intersection angle to each other and the advancement occurs in the tooth-flank extension direction, and wherein in a second step at least some teeth of the set of teeth are machined by means of a tooth-machining tool. A combined tool is used, in the case of which the toothmachining tool and the skiving wheel are fixedly connected to each other. Between the two steps, the combined tool remains connected to the tool spindle and the workpiece gear remains connected to the workpiece spindle. Between the two steps, merely the relative position of the tool spindle in relation to the workpiece spindle and the rotational speed ratio of the two spindles are changed. |
124 |
Machine tool and method for the machining of workpieces having at least two separate machining units |
US14448546 |
2014-07-31 |
US09463519B2 |
2016-10-11 |
Thomas Zeller |
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus as well as to a method for the manufacture or processing of large tooth systems for internal or external teeth or large cogs in small production runs, wherein at least two machining methods are used with the aim of a complete machining of precision-relevant surfaces at these workpieces and while realizing production times which are as short as possible. |
125 |
Method and automatic machine for machining a gear wheel |
US14276597 |
2014-05-13 |
US09427816B2 |
2016-08-30 |
Salvatore Milletari; Rinaldo Siccardi |
The axis of rotation of a gear wheel subjected to thermal treatment and comprising at least one intermediate crown wheel and a pair of lateral tubular hubs arranged on opposite sides of the crown wheel is restored automatically by coupling a first of the hubs to a head rotating about a fixed axis of own rotation axis, displacing the other hub in a direction transverse to the fixed axis until both of the hubs and the crown wheel are brought into positions substantially sharing the fixed axis and providing on each of the hubs a respective centring surface sharing the fixed axis without uncoupling the first hub from the rotating head and keeping the gear wheel in a vertical and angularly fixed position. |
126 |
Method for operating a machine tool and machine tool |
US13756244 |
2013-01-31 |
US09302360B2 |
2016-04-05 |
Gebhard Haas |
The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a machine tool, in particular a gear cutting machine, with at least two machine tables, with at least one common counter-support and with at least two counter-bracket arms, wherein the clamping forces are controlled and/or regulated at the respective position in dependence on the current process and in dependence on the process forces necessary according to the current process. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a machine tool, in particular a gear cutting machine. |
127 |
Method for manufacturing bevel gears |
US13512733 |
2010-12-20 |
US09289839B2 |
2016-03-22 |
Hermann J. Stadtfeld; Mark J. Boch; William G. Landry; Andrew S. Price; Joseph A. Courtney; Markus J. Bolze |
Method and apparatus wherein the front machining of a gear blank (40) are carried out on a CNC bevel gear generating machine (44) utilizing the motions available in such machines with minimal modifications to the existing machine tool. |
128 |
METHOD FOR CUTTING OR MACHINING GEAR TEETH AND GEAR-CUTTING MACHINE |
US14768013 |
2014-01-30 |
US20150375320A1 |
2015-12-31 |
Johannes Brogni; Domenico Petrallia; Oswald Witschi |
The invention concerns a method for the chip-removing generation or machining of gear teeth on a workpiece which is driven in rotary movement about its rotary axis at very high rates of rotation, with a toothed tool that is driven in rotary movement about its rotary axis, wherein the tool and the workpiece are brought into a rolling tooth engagement in the manner of a helical gear transmission with their axes of rotation crossing each other at an angle different from zero, and wherein a further operation is performed on the workpiece and/or on its gear teeth during the time of operating engagement between the teeth of the tool and of the workpiece |
129 |
Method for inductive hardening of teeth of gearwheels |
US13713670 |
2012-12-13 |
US09156099B2 |
2015-10-13 |
Jens Hamann; Hans-Georg Köpken; Björn Rosenbaum; Andreas Ulrich |
In a method for manufacturing a gearwheel, a gearwheel blank is clamped in a workholder of a multi-axis machine tool. A milling head is clamped in a tool holder which is rotated by a spindle drive to enable the milling head to mill out tooth spaces of the gearwheel blank to thereby create a gearwheel having teeth. After replacing the milling head in the tool holder with an inductor, the inductor is inserted successively between two adjacent teeth of the gearwheel and supplied with alternating current from a current supply device of the spindle drive to inductively heat at least one of the two adjacent teeth. The inductor in the tool holder is then replaced with a machining tool to remachine the teeth of the gearwheel. |
130 |
METHOD AND AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR MACHINING A GEAR WHEEL |
US14276597 |
2014-05-13 |
US20150071722A1 |
2015-03-12 |
Salvatore MILLETARÍ; Rinaldo SICCARDI |
The axis of rotation of a gear wheel subjected to thermal treatment and comprising at least one intermediate crown wheel and a pair of lateral tubular hubs arranged on opposite sides of the crown wheel is restored automatically by coupling a first of the hubs to a head rotating about a fixed axis of own rotation axis, displacing the other hub in a direction transverse to the fixed axis until both of the hubs and the crown wheel are brought into positions substantially sharing the fixed axis and providing on each of the hubs a respective centring surface sharing the fixed axis without uncoupling the first hub from the rotating head and keeping the gear wheel in a vertical and angularly fixed position. |
131 |
MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD FOR THE MACHINING OF WORKPIECES HAVING AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE MACHINING UNITS |
US14448546 |
2014-07-31 |
US20150043984A1 |
2015-02-12 |
Thomas Zeller |
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus as well as to a method for the manufacture or processing of large tooth systems for internal or external teeth or large cogs in small production runs, wherein at least two machining methods are used with the aim of a complete machining of precision-relevant surfaces at these workpieces and while realizing production times which are as short as possible. |
132 |
Method for producing an internal toothing and component having internal toothing |
US13497658 |
2010-09-01 |
US08950986B2 |
2015-02-10 |
Kim Fuhrer |
A method of producing internal gear teeth with deflecting surfaces such that the internal gear teeth are arranged in a component having an end and a longitudinal axis, as well as an end face that is offset relative to the end of the component in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The method comprises the steps of machining the end face of the internal teeth using a conical tool that rotates about a tool axis arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis, the rotating tool first being introduced axially and then moved along a circular path coaxial to the longitudinal axis, and finally being withdrawn parallel to the axis. |
133 |
Apparatus and method for cutting teeth in workpieces and associated tool set |
US14067165 |
2013-10-30 |
US08732937B2 |
2014-05-27 |
Erich Prock; Marcel Sobczyk |
A method and apparatus for cutting teeth in workpieces, wherein, in a roughing operation, a substantially uncut blank receives rough teeth using a cutting tool having cutting teeth. Operation teeth are produced, the tooth width of which is defined by the spacing between the flanks of the teeth and is greater than the target dimension. In a subsequent deburring operation, a chamfer is incorporated into the end face edge of the tooth flanks, accompanied by the removal of an end face burr. Lastly, in a smoothing operation, the tooth width of the teeth is brought to the target dimension by machining the tooth flanks. |
134 |
Machine Tool for the Production of Profiles |
US14076124 |
2013-11-08 |
US20140130320A1 |
2014-05-15 |
Dieter Burri |
Machine tool for the production of profiles, such as gearing systems on a workpiece, by means of a rotoncally driven machining tool by generating grinding, profile grinding, generating milling and/or profile milling, having at least one workpiece receiving device, a workpiece machining device and an optional machining tool profiling device. According to the invention, the workpiece machining device is borne by a machine base that has a tangential carriage, a radial carriage, a lifting carriage and a rotational carriage. With this specific construction, the workpiece machining device is guided moveably in all spatial directions with respect to the workpiece receiving device and also, if available, with respect to the machining tool profiling device |
135 |
Apparatus And Method For Cutting Teeth In Workpieces And Associated Tool Set |
US14067165 |
2013-10-30 |
US20140050546A1 |
2014-02-20 |
Erich Prock; Marcel Sobczyk |
A method for cutting teeth in workpieces, wherein, in a roughing operation, a substantially uncut blank receives rough teeth using a cutting tool having cutting teeth. Operation teeth are produced, the tooth width of which is defined by the spacing between the flanks of the teeth and is greater than the target dimension. In a subsequent deburring operation, a chamfer is incorporated into the end face edge of the tooth flanks, accompanied by the removal of an end face burr. Lastly, in a smoothing operation, the tooth width of the teeth is brought to the target dimension by machining the tooth flanks. |
136 |
METHOD FOR OPERATING A MACHINE TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL |
US13756244 |
2013-01-31 |
US20130202377A1 |
2013-08-08 |
Gebhard Haas |
The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a machine tool, in particular a gear cutting machine, with at least two machine tables, with at least one common counter-support and with at least two counter-bracket arms, wherein the clamping forces are controlled and/or regulated at the respective position in dependence on the current process and in dependence on the process forces necessary according to the current process. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a machine tool, in particular a gear cutting machine. |
137 |
Semi-Completing Skiving Method and Device Having Corresponding Skiving Tool for Executing a Semi-Completing Skiving Method |
US13617277 |
2012-09-14 |
US20130071197A1 |
2013-03-21 |
Hartmut Marx; Olaf Vogel |
Apparatus and method for skiving first and second work pieces using the same skiving tool to machine both work pieces. Flank cutting edges of the skiving tool subjected to a stronger load during machining of the first work piece are subjected to a lesser load during machining of the second work piece and vice versa. Accordingly, a substantially uniform load is subjected to both flank cutting edges overall, resulting in improved uniformity of wear to both flank cutting edges. |
138 |
MULTIFUNCTION MODULAR MACHINE TOOL FOR INTEGRATED MACHINING PROCESSES |
US13577881 |
2011-02-08 |
US20130047390A1 |
2013-02-28 |
Stefano Ongaro |
A multifunction modular machine tool for integrated machining processes permits the combination of a number of units which can machine a workpiece to be machined (P) in a coordinated manner with one another, with a single hold, without therefore requiring any relocation of the workpiece, and comprises a main headstock (30) capable of disposing a workpiece to be machined (P) inside a workspace (A) and to effect a rotation (CC1) thereof about a main axis (ZZ1) during different machining operations, and at least one work guide (42) which extends in a direction substantially parallel to the main axis (ZZ1) and supports at least two work units (10, 11, 21, 21′, 22, 23, 23′, 24, 25, 26, 26′) which are able to slide independently on the work unit guide (42) in such a way that they can be disposed, alternately and independently of one another, inside said workspace (A), in such a way as to operate on the workpiece to be machined (P), or outside said workspace (A). |
139 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BEVEL GEARS |
US13512733 |
2010-12-20 |
US20120230791A1 |
2012-09-13 |
Hermann J. Stadtfeld; Mark J. Boch; William G. Landry; Andrew S. Price; Joseph A. Courtney; Markus J. Bolze |
Method and apparatus wherein the front machining of a gear blank (40) are carried out on a CNC bevel gear generating machine (44) utilizing the motions available in such machines with minimal modifications to the existing machine tool. |
140 |
WORKING MACHINE FOR MAKING GEARS |
US13386660 |
2010-07-21 |
US20120189395A1 |
2012-07-26 |
Artemio Affaticati; Vito Perrone |
A machine for making gears. The machine comprises a piece-holder unit and an operating unit equipped with an operating head provided with at least one tool for machining a piece. Moreover, one piece-holder unit and the operating unit are provided with relative motion with respect to each another in a direction. The machine is characterized in that the operating unit is suitable to move, in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction, and in that the tool is mounted on a slide provided with a tangential motion defined by a direction. |