Grinding machine for grinding pregeared bevel gears
OwnerDieter Wienerinventor
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Abstract
A machine for grinding pregeared bevel gears in which the grinding of both flanks of the tooth gap is performed in a single setting and by a single tool in a hobbing process. The grinding machine is provided with a truing device rigidly connected to a stationary part of the machine, and a truing tool is pivotable relative to the grinding wheel to adjust an angle of engagement therebetween. An oscillating movement is imparted to the grinding head carrying the grinding wheel radially relative to the bevel gear being ground and a compensating movement in the direction perpendicular to the oscillating movement is also imparted to the grinding wheel, whereby the grinding of the pregeared bevel gears of any profiles is possible.
Claims11
A grinding machine for grinding pregeared bevel gears, the grinding machine comprising a stationary machine bed, a workpiece carrier for a bevel gear, a motor driven spindle in said carrier and holding a bevel gear to be ground, a motor driven grinding head having a grinding spindle, a grinding wheel on said grinding spindle, a truing device connected to a rigid part of the machine and cooperating with said grinding wheel, said truing device being pivotable relative to said grinding wheel for changing an angle of engagement with said grinding wheel, said grinding wheel and the bevel gear being ground cooperating with one another to execute a hobbing motion to generate a shape of a tooth in a direction of a tooth depth, said grinding wheel defines a shape of the tooth in a longitudinal direction of the tooth and a cutting motion of said grinding wheel results in a metal removal from the pregeared bevel gear being ground, and an eccentricity of the grinding spindle to a center of the grinding machine results in a desired angle of the tooth an individual motor drive means for independent driving said truing device, and, wherein said grinding is adjustable by a motor in a radial direction to said bevel gear and also in a direction perpendicular to said radial direction over a limited distance.
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