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Bevel gear manufacturing method

US6632052B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 28, 2002
Grant dateOct 14, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T409/10795
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Method for machining right toothed bevel gears, wherein:at least a part of the tooth flanks is milled with a disc milling cutter,the left tooth flanks are milled at a different time than the right tooth flanks, the machined bevel gear is rotated by an angle between the milling process of at least one left tooth flank and the milling process of at least one right tooth flank, the inclination of the axis of the disc milling cutter remains unchanged during the milling process of said gear, said angle being not a multiple of the base pitch &agr;.

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