Power Skiving Assembly and Method of Operation of Same

A housing configured for use in a power skiving process, the housing comprising:

• a body including a first surface, a second surface spaced from the first surface with respect to a first direction, an inner surface that extends along the first direction, an outer surface opposite the inner surface with respect to a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, an aperture defined by the inner surface such that the aperture extends from the first surface to the second surface along a central aperture axis that is parallel to the first direction, and a pocket that extends into the first surface along the first direction and terminates at a base surface of the body, the base surface including a first point and a second point that is spaced from the first point, the body further including a plane that is normal to the central aperture axis and intersecting the first surface,
• wherein the first point is spaced from the central aperture axis by a first distance measured along a straight line that is perpendicular to the first direction, the first point is spaced from the plane by a first height measured along a straight line that is parallel to the first direction, the second point is spaced from the central aperture axis by a second distance measured along a straight line that is perpendicular to the first direction, the second point is spaced from the plane by a second height measured along a straight line that is parallel to the first direction, the second distance is greater than the first distance, and the second height is greater than the first height.

A power skiving assembly comprising:

• a housing body including a first surface, a second surface spaced from the first surface, a pocket that extends into the first and terminates at a base surface of the housing body, and a first aperture that extends into the base surface along a central first aperture axis, the central first aperture axis being parallel to a first direction;
• and
• an insert body including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface of the insert body, a second aperture that extends through both the first surface of the insert body and the second surface of the insert body along a central second aperture axis, a first cutting edge defined by the first surface of the insert body, and a second cutting edge defined by the second surface of the insert body,
• wherein the insert body is configured to be mounted to the housing body such that:
• 1) the first surface of the insert body faces the base surface, 2) the second surface of the insert body faces away from the base surface, and 3) the central second aperture axis is aligned with the central first aperture axis.