Patent ID: 6315646
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B23F,C21D,Y10T

Abstract:
A processing system for increasing the quality of one or more surface-hardened gears comprising:a workpiece unit includinga vertically extending jig; andone or more gears detachably mounted thereon;a shot peening apparatus includinga rotatable table for detachably supporting said workpiece unit; andmeans for shot peening the gears mounted on said jig as the workpiece unit is rotated by said rotatable table;a gear feeding apparatus positioned adjacent said shot peening apparatus, said gear feeding apparatus being detachably connected to said workpiece unit for movement thereof; anda barreling apparatus positioned adjacent said shot peening apparatus and said gear feeding apparatus, said barreling apparatus being of a gyro type havinga revolving barrel tank, the workpiece being moved to and detachably mounted vertically within said tank by said gear feeding apparatus after shot peening of the gears has been completed; andmeans for rotating said workpiece within said revolving barrel tank, the gears being subjected to barreling by media introduced into said tank.