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US 10,295,039 B2Granted
Convex gear tooth edge break
AssigneeSikorsky Aircraft Corporation
InventorsEdward H. Bittner, Bruce D. Hansen, Christopher John Mussel
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a gear is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of gear teeth in a surface of a gear, the gear teeth having tooth faces defining tooth edges including tooth edge flanks and tooth edge top land and generating a convex contour at an edge break of at least one of the tooth edge flanks and tooth edge top land.
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A method of manufacturing a gear, the method comprising:
- forming a plurality of gear teeth in a surface of a gear, the gear teeth having tooth faces defining tooth edges including tooth edge flanks and tooth edge top land;
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- generating a convex contour at an edge break of at least one of the tooth edge flanks and tooth edge top land;
- wherein a same tool is employed for forming the plurality of gear teeth in the surface of the gear and for generating the convex contour at the edge break of the at least one of the tooth edge flanks and tooth edge top land.
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