The present application discloses a method for calibrating a measuring probe in a gear cutting machine by using a workpiece received in a workpiece holder of the gear cutting machine, wherein the measuring probe includes a measuring probe tip which is movably arranged on a measuring probe base, wherein the deflection of the measuring probe tip relative the measuring probe base can be determined via at least one sensor of the measuring probe, and wherein the measuring probe is traversable relative to the workpiece holder via at least two axes of movement of the gear cutting machine. The method comprises rotating the workpiece via an axis of rotation of the workpiece holder and traversing the measuring probe via the at least two axes of movement of the gear cutting machine such that in the case of a perfect calibration the touch point of the measuring probe tip on the tooth flank would remain unchanged.

The present application discloses a method for calibrating a measuring probe in a gear cutting machine by using a workpiece received in a workpiece holder of the gear cutting machine, wherein the measuring probe includes a measuring probe tip which is movably arranged on a measuring probe base, wherein the deflection of the measuring probe tip relative the measuring probe base can be determined via at least one sensor of the measuring probe, and wherein the measuring probe is traversable relative to the workpiece holder via at least two axes of movement of the gear cutting machine. The method comprises rotating the workpiece via an axis of rotation of the workpiece holder and traversing the measuring probe via the at least two axes of movement of the gear cutting machine such that in the case of a perfect calibration the touch point of the measuring probe tip on the tooth flank would remain unchanged.

A method wherein a cutting or grinding chamfering tool (25) is guided along the face width of a gear (12, 23, 52) through one tooth slot (8) (e.g. from heel to toe) while it contacts the topland corners (10, 1 1) of the respective concave and convex tooth flanks of adjacent teeth (2, 4). The tool moves to an index position, the gear is indexed to the next tooth slot position and the tool moves through the tooth slot (e.g. from the toe to the heel). The cycle is repeated until all topland corners are chamfered.

A method wherein a cutting or grinding chamfering tool (25) is guided along the face width of a gear (12, 23, 52) through one tooth slot (8) (e.g. from heel to toe) while it contacts the topland corners (10, 1 1) of the respective concave and convex tooth flanks of adjacent teeth (2, 4). The tool moves to an index position, the gear is indexed to the next tooth slot position and the tool moves through the tooth slot (e.g. from the toe to the heel). The cycle is repeated until all topland corners are chamfered.

For the precision machining of a workpiece (10) provided with gearing (11) and rotating about a rotation axis (Dw), teeth (3) of a gear-cutting tool (1) rotating about a rotation axis (Dz) are brought into engagement with teeth (12) of the workpiece (10), and the gear-cutting tool (1) and the workpiece (10) are moved relative to each other in a direction (AX+, AX−) parallel to the rotation axis (Dw). The thickness (dZ) of the teeth (3) of the gear-cutting tool (1) increases in the axial direction, starting from the respective front ends (4, 5) of the teeth, until a thickness maximum (dZmax) is reached. High material removal performances and long-term durability of the gear-cutting tool (1) are achieved in that, according to the invention, 2≤Bw/Bz≤20 applies (wherein Bw=width Bw of the teeth of the gearing (11) of the workpiece (10), Bz=width of the teeth (3) of the gear-cutting tool (1)), that the gear-cutting tool (1), before each pass of its teeth (3) through the tooth gaps (17) of the workpiece (10) in the respective axial directions (AX+, AX−), is positioned at a position (P1, P2) in which the thickness maximum (dZmax) of the teeth (3) of the gear-cutting tool (1) is situated outside the gearing (11) of the workpiece (10), and that as a consequence of the relative movement of the workpiece (10) and of the gear-cutting tool (1) in the axial direction (AX+, AX−), the teeth (3) of the gear-cutting tool (1) are each moved through the respective tooth gaps (17) of the gearing (11) of the workpiece (10) that are assigned to them, until the thickness maximum (dZmax) of each tooth (3) has exited the assigned tooth gap (17).

For the precision machining of a workpiece (10) provided with gearing (11) and rotating about a rotation axis (Dw), teeth (3) of a gear-cutting tool (1) rotating about a rotation axis (Dz) are brought into engagement with teeth (12) of the workpiece (10), and the gear-cutting tool (1) and the workpiece (10) are moved relative to each other in a direction (AX+, AX−) parallel to the rotation axis (Dw). The thickness (dZ) of the teeth (3) of the gear-cutting tool (1) increases in the axial direction, starting from the respective front ends (4, 5) of the teeth, until a thickness maximum (dZmax) is reached. High material removal performances and long-term durability of the gear-cutting tool (1) are achieved in that, according to the invention, 2≤Bw/Bz≤20 applies (wherein Bw=width Bw of the teeth of the gearing (11) of the workpiece (10), Bz=width of the teeth (3) of the gear-cutting tool (1)), that the gear-cutting tool (1), before each pass of its teeth (3) through the tooth gaps (17) of the workpiece (10) in the respective axial directions (AX+, AX−), is positioned at a position (P1, P2) in which the thickness maximum (dZmax) of the teeth (3) of the gear-cutting tool (1) is situated outside the gearing (11) of the workpiece (10), and that as a consequence of the relative movement of the workpiece (10) and of the gear-cutting tool (1) in the axial direction (AX+, AX−), the teeth (3) of the gear-cutting tool (1) are each moved through the respective tooth gaps (17) of the gearing (11) of the workpiece (10) that are assigned to them, until the thickness maximum (dZmax) of each tooth (3) has exited the assigned tooth gap (17).

The present disclosure relates to a method for the gear manufacturing machining of a workpiece in which a hobbing machining of the workpiece takes place to generate a gearing geometry of the workpiece, wherein the workpiece is gear manufacturing machined by gear skiving in addition to the hobbing machining.

The present disclosure relates to a method for the gear manufacturing machining of a workpiece in which a hobbing machining of the workpiece takes place to generate a gearing geometry of the workpiece, wherein the workpiece is gear manufacturing machined by gear skiving in addition to the hobbing machining.

A tooth groove machining method includes: defining a shift angle as a phase correction angle in skiving when shifting a reference point of a predetermined tooth groove of a workpiece in a circumferential direction of the workpiece; machining a first tooth side surface by the skiving with a gear cutting tool, by setting an intersection angle to a predetermined intersection angle, and by setting the phase correction angle to a first phase correction angle; and machining a second tooth side surface by the skiving with the same gear cutting tool as the gear cutting tool that machined the first tooth side surface, by setting the intersection angle to be the same with the predetermined intersection angle, and by setting the phase correction angle to a second phase correction angle different from the first phase correction angle.

A tooth groove machining method includes: defining a shift angle as a phase correction angle in skiving when shifting a reference point of a predetermined tooth groove of a workpiece in a circumferential direction of the workpiece; machining a first tooth side surface by the skiving with a gear cutting tool, by setting an intersection angle to a predetermined intersection angle, and by setting the phase correction angle to a first phase correction angle; and machining a second tooth side surface by the skiving with the same gear cutting tool as the gear cutting tool that machined the first tooth side surface, by setting the intersection angle to be the same with the predetermined intersection angle, and by setting the phase correction angle to a second phase correction angle different from the first phase correction angle.