Method of operating a gear shaping machine
AssigneeLiebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
InventorsKlaus Finkenwirth, Peter Meon
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Abstract
During operation of a gear shaping machine comprising a thrust spindle which accommodates a cutting wheel and is guided and disposed in a guidance on the machine housing, the radial force acting on the cutting wheel during operation is detected by means of at least one sensor disposed in the area of the guidance, which detects the changes of the radial force occurring during operational wear of the cutting wheel and uses increases of the radial force, beyond the tolerance typical for this machine, as a signal for influencing the operation of the gear shaping machine, e.g. for stopping the machine.
Claims10
A method of operating a gear shaping machine, the machine having a thrust spindle bearing a cutting wheel, the thrust spindle disposed within a guidance of a machine housing, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) disposing at least one sensor in a region of the guidance;
- b) detecting, using said at least one sensor, a radial force acting on the cutting wheel during operation of the gear shaping machine;
- c) monitoring, during operation of the machine, changes in said radial force associated with wear of the cutting wheel;
- d) influencing an operation of the gear shaping machine when said radial force increases beyond a limit which is typical for that machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.