A method for manufacturing a rack bar includes joining axial end portions of first and second bar members to each other, and forming a power transmission section on the second bar member. The first bar member has a toothed portion. When the second bar member is hollow, the method may further include thickening a wall of a portion of the second bar member along the axial direction so as to be coaxial with the first bar member. When the second bar member has a greater diameter than the first bar member, the method may further include cutting an outside diameter of a portion of the second bar member in the axial direction so as to be coaxial with the first bar member. The power transmission section is formed on the portion of the second bar member where the wall has been thickened and/or the outside diameter has been cut.

A method for manufacturing a rack bar includes joining axial end portions of first and second bar members to each other, and forming a power transmission section on the second bar member. The first bar member has a toothed portion. When the second bar member is hollow, the method may further include thickening a wall of a portion of the second bar member along the axial direction so as to be coaxial with the first bar member. When the second bar member has a greater diameter than the first bar member, the method may further include cutting an outside diameter of a portion of the second bar member in the axial direction so as to be coaxial with the first bar member. The power transmission section is formed on the portion of the second bar member where the wall has been thickened and/or the outside diameter has been cut.

Described and shown is a method for producing tooth flank modifications, in particular twists, on tooth flanks of at least one workpiece toothing of at least one workpiece, in particular gear wheel. In order that the production of tooth flank modifications on workpiece toothings of workpieces can be carried out more economically, it is provided that the production of the tooth flank modifications is carried out by skiving by means of a skiving tool, that the workpiece is driven in a rotating manner about a workpiece rotation axis and the skiving tool is driven in a rotating manner about a tool rotation axis arranged at an axis cross angle obliquely, in particular skew, to the workpiece rotation axis, in that the skiving tool, in particular rotating about the tool rotation axis , is brought into chipping engagement with the workpiece, in particular rotating about the workpiece rotation axis, in that the skiving tool being in chipping engagement with the workpiece and rotating about the tool rotation axis is moved relative to the workpiece rotating about the workpiece rotation axis along a longitudinal axis at least substantially parallel to the workpiece rotation axis or the tool rotation axis, and in that, in order to produce the tooth flank modifications, the skiving tool moving along the longitudinal axis is moved relative to the workpiece along at least one transverse axis at least substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

Described and shown is a method for producing tooth flank modifications, in particular twists, on tooth flanks of at least one workpiece toothing of at least one workpiece, in particular gear wheel. In order that the production of tooth flank modifications on workpiece toothings of workpieces can be carried out more economically, it is provided that the production of the tooth flank modifications is carried out by skiving by means of a skiving tool, that the workpiece is driven in a rotating manner about a workpiece rotation axis and the skiving tool is driven in a rotating manner about a tool rotation axis arranged at an axis cross angle obliquely, in particular skew, to the workpiece rotation axis, in that the skiving tool, in particular rotating about the tool rotation axis , is brought into chipping engagement with the workpiece, in particular rotating about the workpiece rotation axis, in that the skiving tool being in chipping engagement with the workpiece and rotating about the tool rotation axis is moved relative to the workpiece rotating about the workpiece rotation axis along a longitudinal axis at least substantially parallel to the workpiece rotation axis or the tool rotation axis, and in that, in order to produce the tooth flank modifications, the skiving tool moving along the longitudinal axis is moved relative to the workpiece along at least one transverse axis at least substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

A machine tool includes a bed, a column, a rotary main spindle, a tool magazine, a tool changer, and a controller. The tool changer includes a body provided on the bed so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to a movement direction of the column, a changing arm rotatably provided on the body, and a door provided on the body to open or close an opening formed in the body, and configured to partition an area on the column side from an area on the tool magazine side by closing the opening. The controller is configured to move the body in parallel with at least one of an operation of opening the door and an operation of closing the door.

By combining shaping and milling actions, or smilling, the cutting tool can move through the entire usable portion of the spline and machine a tool relief into the face of the adjacent feature such as a shoulder before retracting, reversing direction, and repeating the cycle. The smilling apparatus and manufacturing method eliminates the need for an annular spline relief and the full length of spline engagement can be utilized for strength. The effective width of the spline connection apparatus manufactured by the smilling process conserves space and increases the load carrying capability of the spline connection.

By combining shaping and milling actions, or smilling, the cutting tool can move through the entire usable portion of the spline and machine a tool relief into the face of the adjacent feature such as a shoulder before retracting, reversing direction, and repeating the cycle. The smilling apparatus and manufacturing method eliminates the need for an annular spline relief and the full length of spline engagement can be utilized for strength. The effective width of the spline connection apparatus manufactured by the smilling process conserves space and increases the load carrying capability of the spline connection.

A gear machining apparatus includes a machining point setting unit that sets a machining point of a gear cutting tool to a position that is offset from a reference point. The gear cutting tool is arranged such that a projection line of a rotation axis of the gear cutting tool is parallel to a projection line of the rotation axis of the workpiece when viewed in a direction orthogonal to a reference plane, and intersects the projection line of the rotation axis of the workpiece when viewed in a direction orthogonal to a plane containing the rotation axis of the workpiece and the rotation axis of the gear cutting tool. The machining point setting unit sets an offset angle of the machining point from the reference point to different angles for roughing and for finishing.

A gear machining apparatus includes a machining point setting unit that sets a machining point of a gear cutting tool to a position that is offset from a reference point. The gear cutting tool is arranged such that a projection line of a rotation axis of the gear cutting tool is parallel to a projection line of the rotation axis of the workpiece when viewed in a direction orthogonal to a reference plane, and intersects the projection line of the rotation axis of the workpiece when viewed in a direction orthogonal to a plane containing the rotation axis of the workpiece and the rotation axis of the gear cutting tool. The machining point setting unit sets an offset angle of the machining point from the reference point to different angles for roughing and for finishing.

A gear machining method includes a first intersection angle setting step of setting a first intersection angle with a rotation axis of a workpiece during machining of a second tooth flank, a first rotational direction setting step of setting a rotational direction of the workpiece and a rotational direction of a machining tool during machining of the second tooth flank to a same rotational direction, and a second rotational direction setting step of setting a rotational direction of the workpiece and a rotational direction of the machining tool during machining of a fourth tooth flank to a same rotational direction that is opposite to the rotational direction during machining of the second tooth flank.