Patent ID: 9289839
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B23F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of machining a bevel gear blank workpiece to produce a bevel gear on a machine including a workpiece spindle rotatable about a workpiece axis of rotation, a tool spindle rotatable about a tool axis of rotation with said tool spindle residing in a tool spindle housing with said tool spindle housing being non-rotatable about said tool axis of rotation, said workpiece spindle and said tool spindle being translatable with respect to one another in up to three different directions, said workpiece spindle and said tool spindle being angularly movable with respect to one another about at least one pivot axis, and a tool holder mounted to the outside surface of said non-rotatable tool spindle housing, said tool holder comprising one or more non-rotary metal turning tools, the method comprising: mounting a rotatable cutter head comprising cutting blades on said rotatable tool spindle; mounting a bevel gear blank workpiece on said workpiece spindle; moving said tool spindle housing and said tool holder together relative to said workpiece spindle along at least one of said up to three different directions and/or about said at least one pivot axis to engage said one or more non-rotary metal turning tools with said blank workpiece; machining one or more predetermined surfaces of said blank workpiece with said non-rotary metal turning tools, rotating said cutter head comprising cutting blades on said rotatable tool spindle, bringing said rotating cutter head comprising cutting blades into engagement with said blank workpiece to form one or more teeth in said blank workpiece to produce a bevel gear.