Patent ID: 9597743
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B23F,B23H,B23P,F16H,Y10T

Claim:
1. A machine for machining a workpiece having a first central longitudinal axis, the machine comprising: a grinding spindle having a body, a wheel supporting an abrasive and an insulator electrically isolating the wheel from the body, the wheel being operable to remove material from the workpiece, the grinding spindle having a second central longitudinal axis about which the grinding spindle rotates and being disposed with the first and second central longitudinal axes intersecting one another so as to create a continuous gear tooth on the workpiece; and an electrochemical grinding (ECG) element electrically connected to the wheel and the workpiece, the ECG element being configured to execute ECG processing on the grinding spindle and the workpiece to soften the workpiece as the gear tooth is being created by the grinding spindle.