Multi-tool chamfering device for toothed workpieces
AssigneeThe Gleason Works
InventorsMichael J. Walker, Benjamin A. Hollander, Peter E. Chapin, Eric G. Mundt
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Abstract
A toothed workpiece chamfering device having a chamfering head (2) which includes a first axis of rotation (B) for rotation of a first chamfering tool (6) and a second axis of rotation (T) for rotation of a second chamfering tool (8) wherein the first and second chamfering tools are of different types and their respective material removal methods are also different from one another. Preferably, the first and second axes of rotation are not coincident with one another and in a more preferred arrangement, the first tool axis and the second tool axis are arranged perpendicularly to one another.
Claims20
A toothed workpiece chamfering device, said chamfering device comprising:
- a chamfering head comprising a first tool axis of rotation and a second tool axis of rotation,
- said chamfering head being operable to rotate a first chamfering tool about said first axis of rotation thereby enabling chamfering by a first material removal method,
- said chamfering head being further operable to rotate a second chamfering tool about said second axis of rotation thereby enabling chamfering by a second material removal method,
- wherein said first chamfering tool and said second chamfering tool are different from one another and wherein said first material removal method and said second material removal method are different from one another.
A method of chamfering at least one of a tooth edge and a tooth root edge of a toothed workpiece, said method comprising:
- providing a toothed workpiece chamfering device, said chamfering device comprising a chamfering head comprising a first tool axis of rotation and a second tool axis of rotation, said chamfering head being operable to rotate a first chamfering tool about said first axis of rotation thereby enabling chamfering by a first material removal method, said chamfering head being further operable to rotate a second chamfering tool about said second axis of rotation thereby enabling chamfering by a second material removal method, wherein said first chamfering tool and said second chamfering tool are different from one another and wherein said first material removal method and said second material removal method are different from one another,
- chamfering at least one of the tooth edge and the tooth root edge of the toothed workpiece with one of said first chamfering tool and said second chamfering tool.
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