Method and apparatus for loading and positioning a workpiece on a gear manufacturing machine
US11904396B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23F23/1293
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method wherein a first workpiece (2, 40) is loaded to a spindle (30) of a workpiece processing machine with the first toothed workpiece having a predetermined design and being in a predetermined rotational load position. The first toothed workpiece is stock-divided and a machining position is determined based on the stock-dividing. The first toothed workpiece is rotationally adjusted to the machining position. The teeth (3, 42) of the first toothed workpiece are then machined and the first workpiece is removed from the spindle. A second toothed workpiece is loaded to the spindle of the workpiece processing machine. The second toothed workpiece has the same predetermined design and is in the same predetermined rotational load position as the first toothed workpiece. The second toothed workpiece is rotationally adjusted from the predetermined rotational load position to the machining position by the same adjustment amount as the first toothed workpiece. The second toothed workpiece is machined and then removed from the machine spindle. The process as performed for the second toothed workpiece can be repeated for subsequent workpieces having the same design and being in the same rot…
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