Gear cutter blade
US6536999B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/10795
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cutter blade for use with a face hob type cutter for producing the teeth of spiral bevel and hypoid gear members by a continuous index, face hobbing process comprises a cutter blade shank having a cutting member provided at one end thereof. The cutting member includes a tooth side cutting edge having a given axial pressure angle, and a tooth topland cutting edge. The tooth topland cutting edge of the cutting member simultaneously forms a topland surface of the tooth of the gear member as the tooth is cut by the tooth side cutting edge of the cutting member.
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