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Herringbone gear teeth and method for manufacturing same

US6912786B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 2003
Grant dateJul 5, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19953
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of manufacturing herringbone gears starting with non-hardened cylindrical stock material, establishing a relief notch for each tooth in the cylindrical stock where the two helices meet, roughing the double helical teeth, and case-hardening the gear teeth. The teeth are then finished using high accuracy Cubic Borzon Nitride (CBN)-faced cutters with the relief notch allowing run-out of the cutters.

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