A shaving processing method and apparatus for a gear are provided which reduce a load at the time of processing a tooth surface, thereby reducing a transmission error of the gear. Embodiments include a method for finishing the tooth surface of the gear in a state where the gear and a shaving cutter are engaged with each other and the shaving cutter is rotated. The gear has a pair of end surfaces facing each other in the tooth width direction. A first shaving step of processing the tooth surface is performed so that a processing region gradually expands from one end surface of the pair of end surfaces toward the other end surface, and a second shaving step of processing the tooth surface is performed so that a processing region gradually expands from the other end surface of the pair of end surfaces toward the one end surface.

A shaving processing method and apparatus for a gear are provided which reduce a load at the time of processing a tooth surface, thereby reducing a transmission error of the gear. Embodiments include a method for finishing the tooth surface of the gear in a state where the gear and a shaving cutter are engaged with each other and the shaving cutter is rotated. The gear has a pair of end surfaces facing each other in the tooth width direction. A first shaving step of processing the tooth surface is performed so that a processing region gradually expands from one end surface of the pair of end surfaces toward the other end surface, and a second shaving step of processing the tooth surface is performed so that a processing region gradually expands from the other end surface of the pair of end surfaces toward the one end surface.

In a propeller shaft, a crowning portion of a male spline portion is provided in a predetermined range including a front end portion in an axial direction, and a tooth tip surface is shaped in such a manner that a tooth thickness thereof gradually increases from the front end portion toward an intermediate portion of the male spline portion in the axial direction.

A rotating cutting tool to cut asymmetrical teeth in a gearwheel in which each tooth (21) has an active flank (A) with a convex profile meshing with the profile of a tooth of an opposing gearwheel meshing with the gearwheel and a secondary concave flank (S), provided with teeth (11) on a generally helical path which extends from one side to the other with respect to a median cross-section (M-M) of the tool which is intended to be intersected by the radius Rp of the gearwheel which is at right angles to the axis of rotation of the tool working on the gearwheel to cut its teeth. The helical teeth have a first flank (CA) which is intended to cut the said active flank (A) of the gearwheel teeth and a second flank (CS) intended to cut the secondary flank (S), the pitch (P1) between the first flank (CA) of the helical teeth being constant and the pitch (P2) of the second flank of the teeth being smaller than the pitch (P1).

A rotating cutting tool to cut asymmetrical teeth in a gearwheel in which each tooth (21) has an active flank (A) with a convex profile meshing with the profile of a tooth of an opposing gearwheel meshing with the gearwheel and a secondary concave flank (S), provided with teeth (11) on a generally helical path which extends from one side to the other with respect to a median cross-section (M-M) of the tool which is intended to be intersected by the radius Rp of the gearwheel which is at right angles to the axis of rotation of the tool working on the gearwheel to cut its teeth. The helical teeth have a first flank (CA) which is intended to cut the said active flank (A) of the gearwheel teeth and a second flank (CS) intended to cut the secondary flank (S), the pitch (P1) between the first flank (CA) of the helical teeth being constant and the pitch (P2) of the second flank of the teeth being smaller than the pitch (P1).

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.

A gear machining apparatus includes: a hob cutter; at least one processor; and at least one memory having instructions. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the gear machining apparatus to perform operations including: performing first chamfering on a first axial end of a gear profile by relatively moving the hob cutter with respect to a workpiece in radial and axial directions of the workpiece; performing, subsequent to the first chamfering, gear profile machining by relatively moving the hob cutter with respect to the workpiece in the axial direction; and performing, subsequent to the gear profile machining, second chamfering on a second axial end of the gear profile by relatively moving the hob cutter with respect to the workpiece in the radial and axial directions.

The invention relates to a method for machining the tip circle diameter of a tooth system (4) of a gearwheel (6), in which the gearwheel (6) rotates about a workpiece axis of rotation (Rw), and in which at least one tooth (9) of the tooth system (4) is machined, by removing chips, by means of a tool (7, 7′) that rotates about a tool axis of rotation (Rz) oriented at an axial distance (A′, A″) relative to the workpiece axis of rotation (Rw). According to the invention, the tool (7, 7′) is disk-shaped, the disk-shaped tool (7, 7′) machines the tip surface (8) of the tooth (9), by removing chips, with at least one partial segment (10a) of its circumferential edge configured as a defined blade (10), wherein a relative movement between the tool (7, 7′) and the gearwheel (6), oriented in the axial direction of the tooth system (4), is carried out during the chip-removing machining, as a consequence of which movement the tool (7, 7′) sweeps over the tip surface (8), and the tool axis of rotation (Rz) is oriented at an axis intersection angle (Σ″) of 5° to 40° with respect to the workpiece axis of rotation (Rw). In this way, efficient and highly precise machining of the tip circle diameter is made possible. The invention also states a method for producing a gearwheel, in which the tooth system (4) is produced on a gearwheel blank (5) by means of hob peeling before machining of the tip circle diameter according to the invention, as well as a combination tool, in which a hob-peeling wheel for producing the gearwheel and a disk-shaped tool for machining the tip circle diameter according to the invention are combined with each other.

The invention relates to a method for machining the tip circle diameter of a tooth system (4) of a gearwheel (6), in which the gearwheel (6) rotates about a workpiece axis of rotation (Rw), and in which at least one tooth (9) of the tooth system (4) is machined, by removing chips, by means of a tool (7, 7′) that rotates about a tool axis of rotation (Rz) oriented at an axial distance (A′, A″) relative to the workpiece axis of rotation (Rw). According to the invention, the tool (7, 7′) is disk-shaped, the disk-shaped tool (7, 7′) machines the tip surface (8) of the tooth (9), by removing chips, with at least one partial segment (10a) of its circumferential edge configured as a defined blade (10), wherein a relative movement between the tool (7, 7′) and the gearwheel (6), oriented in the axial direction of the tooth system (4), is carried out during the chip-removing machining, as a consequence of which movement the tool (7, 7′) sweeps over the tip surface (8), and the tool axis of rotation (Rz) is oriented at an axis intersection angle (Σ″) of 5° to 40° with respect to the workpiece axis of rotation (Rw). In this way, efficient and highly precise machining of the tip circle diameter is made possible. The invention also states a method for producing a gearwheel, in which the tooth system (4) is produced on a gearwheel blank (5) by means of hob peeling before machining of the tip circle diameter according to the invention, as well as a combination tool, in which a hob-peeling wheel for producing the gearwheel and a disk-shaped tool for machining the tip circle diameter according to the invention are combined with each other.

A gear machining apparatus includes: a hob cutter; at least one processor; and at least one memory having instructions. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the gear machining apparatus to perform operations including: performing first chamfering on a first axial end of a gear profile by relatively moving the hob cutter with respect to a workpiece in radial and axial directions of the workpiece; performing, subsequent to the first chamfering, gear profile machining by relatively moving the hob cutter with respect to the workpiece in the axial direction; and performing, subsequent to the gear profile machining, second chamfering on a second axial end of the gear profile by relatively moving the hob cutter with respect to the workpiece in the radial and axial directions.