Multi-component gear cutting tool
AssigneeGleason Cutting Tools Corporation
InventorKurt E. Switzer
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Abstract
A multi-component gear cutting tool that is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The gear cutting tool includes a tool body extending axially lengthwise between a first end and a second end with the tool body being made of a first material. The gear cutting tool further includes a cutting tip attached to the tool body at one of the first end and the second end. The cutting tip includes an outer axial-facing cutting end with the cutting end having a plurality of cutting faces. The cutting tip is made of a second material different than the first material and the cutting tip is attached to the tool body via brazing.
Claims11
A gear cutting tool comprising a gear power skiving cutter or a gear shaping cutter, said gear cutting tool being rotatable about an axis of rotation and comprising:
- a tool body extending axially lengthwise between a first end and a second end, said tool body comprising a first material,
- a cutting tip attached to said tool body at said second end, said cutting tip having an outer axial-facing cutting end with said cutting end comprising a plurality of cutting faces, said cutting tip comprising a second material different than said first material,
- said cutting tip being attached to said tool body via brazing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.