A gear manufacturing machine for which a machining tool detachably attached to a tool spindle is exchanged by means of an automatic tool changer, wherein the automatic tool changer is provided with: tool holding means for detachably holding a machining tool to be exchanged; moving means for moving the tool holding means in a direction parallel to the axial direction of the tool spindle; and rotating means for rotating the tool holding means.

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 (?) 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 (?) 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 spacer for gear hobbing machine, a gear hobbing machine incorporating same, and an associated method are provided. The spacer includes a bore. One or more adjustment members are carried by the spacer and adjustable into and out of the bore. Adjustment of the adjustment members allows for varying the position of the spacer when mounted on an arbor of the gear hobbing machine.

Method for finishing hardened gears comprising: a first dry removal step of a first stock amount by means of a first cutting tool with defined cutting edges; and a second dry removal step of a second stock amount by means of a second cutting tool with non defined cutting edges.

Method for finishing hardened gears comprising: a first dry removal step of a first stock amount by means of a first cutting tool with defined cutting edges; and a second dry removal step of a second stock amount by means of a second cutting tool with non defined cutting edges.

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 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 part-holding device includes a holding portion configured to hold an object to be held and a main body configured to detachably connected to the holding portion. The main body has a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface oriented in respective differing directions, and the holding portion has a first abutting surface, a second abutting surface and a third abutting surface capable of abutting against the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface, respectively. The part-holding device further includes pressing means configured to press the holding portion to cause the first abutting surface to abut against the first surface and to cause the second abutting surface to abut against the second surface, and fixing means configured to cause the third abutting surface to abut against the third surface and to fix the holding portion to the main body.