Patent ID: 6739943
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B23F,Y10T

Abstract:
A process for the continuous grinding or hobbing of the teeth of a double-sided face-gear having a first and a second set of teeth on a numerically controlled face-gear grinding or hobbing machine, the machine having NC machine axes X, Y and Z and a grinding or hobbing tool, the process comprising the steps of;machining said first set of teeth (3), wherein said face-gear and said grinding or hobbing tool are rotated in a synchronized manner relative to each other during the machining, moving and aligning said grinding or hobbing tool by means of said NC machine axes X, Y and Z with respect to an angular position of the tool and a location of the tool relative to said double-sided face-gear in a position required for machining said second set of teeth, wherein said movement and alignment is made without interrupting said synchronization between the rotation of said grinding or hobbing tool and said face-gear, and machining said second set of teeth.