Lightweight honing tool and hone strip
AssigneeGehring Technologies GmbH + Co. KG
InventorsErwin BAUMGARTNER, Joerg NECKER, Michael RACH
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention relates to a honing tool having a tool body in lightweight construction, and at least two radially feedable hone strips, the hone strips being radially feedable via a rack-and-pinion gear, the rack-and-pinion gear comprising a central toothed shaft adapted and arranged to interact with racks associated to the respective hone strips to feed the hone strips, wherein the honing tool comprises a pneumatic measuring device for in-process diameter measurement of a diameter of an opening to be machined in a workpiece.
Claims20
A honing tool (10) comprising a tool body (11) in lightweight construction and at least two radially feedable hone strips (16), wherein the at least two radially feedable hone strips (16) are radially feedable by means of a rack-and-pinion gear (44), wherein the rack-and-pinion gear (44) comprises a central toothed shaft (40) which is adapted and arranged to interact with gear racks (42) associated respectively with the at least two radially feedable hone strips (16) to feed the at least two radially feedable hone strips (16), characterised in that the honing tool (10) comprises a pneumatic measuring device (26) for in-process diameter measurement of a diameter of an opening to be machined in a workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.