A method for chamfering toothed gears which enables lengthening of a life of a tool is provided. The chamfering method is for sequentially chamfering the line intersection portions 23 between tooth flanks 21 and end faces 22 of teeth 2 with end cutting edges 122. A pitch Pb of the end cutting edges 122 is set to five times a pitch Fa of the teeth 2. As a result, at a chamfering step of chamfering line intersection portions 23 of the teeth 2, a circumferential speed of the end cutting edges 122 can be made faster than a circumferential speed of the teeth 2. Consequently, a difference in circumferential speed between the end cutting edges 122 and the teeth 2 can be utilized in chamfering and thus a cutting resistance can be reduced during the chamfering. Therefore, a life of the tool 100 can be lengthened.

A hobbing machine is disclosed having a workpiece spindle, by means of which a workpiece can be rotated about a workpiece axis, a hobbing head, at least one chamfering device, a first slide with a first slide guide system, wherein the hobbing head is arranged on the first slide, and a rail system. The first slide, by means of its first slide guide system, is arranged in a displaceable manner on the rail system. The hobbing machine also has a second slide with a second slide guide system. The at least one chamfering device is arranged on the second slide. Also, the second slide, by means of its second slide guide system, is arranged in a displaceable manner on the rail system, such that the first slide and the second slide can be displaced on an identical portion of the rail system. Presented is a structurally simple hobbing machine by means of which a workpiece can be hobbed and chamfered in a short period of time.

The invention relates to a method for machining a tooth edge formed between a tooth flank and an end face (2b) of the workpiece tooth arrangement (3), by means of a tool tooth arrangement (13), in which method the tooth arrangements (3, 13) rotate about their respective tooth arrangement rotational axes (C, B) in mutual rolling coupling, wherein the two tooth arrangement rotational axes (C, B) are substantially parallel to each other and the machining is carried out over a plurality of workpiece rotations, and wherein a first relative movement (Z) between the workpiece tooth arrangement (3) and the tool tooth arrangement (13), parallel to the workpiece rotational axis, is carried out and the position of the envelope (28) of the tool tooth rolling positions (29i) is shifted relative to the engagement position of said envelope with the tooth flank of the workpiece tooth arrangement in the plane (X-Y) orthogonal to the workpiece rotational axis (C), transversely to the profile of the workpiece tooth arrangement, by means of a second relative movement (V), which in particular is varied according to the movement state of the first relative movement. The invention also relates to a chamfering tool, to a control program having control instructions for carrying out the method, and to a gear-cutting machine.

The invention concerns a method for the machining of toothed workpieces, in particular for the plastic reshaping of the tooth edges at the ends of the teeth through a meshing tooth engagement with a tool that is rotatable with free-running mobility about its axis of rotation, in particular a chamfering tool, wherein between the machining of one workpiece and the next, the tool is subjected to a traverse movement, whereby the tool is caused to perform a rotary movement so that, if a tool region (6a, 6b) that is designed for the initial engagement with the work pieces is not suitably positioned, it is brought into a position that is suitable for the machining of the next work piece, wherein the rotary movement is effected by coupling the rotary movement at least in sections to the traverse movement.

A motion which creates an end relief and which is integrated into the plunging cycle of non-generated bevel gears. The tool, after feeding to the correct tooth forming position in case of non-generated gears, is swung sideways out of cutting or grinding contact with the slot instead of along a withdraw path which is identical to the plunge path but opposite in direction.

The invention makes a tool available, which allows highly precise, simultaneous production of two back-tapers on the tooth flanks of the teeth of a workpiece in the form of a gearwheel, independent of their width. For this purpose, the invention provides that the tool includes a tool carrier configured in elongated manner, in the manner of a journal, and oriented coaxial to its central longitudinal axis of the tool, and includes at least two blades, which come into engagement with the tooth to be machined, in each instance, removing chips during use, wherein the blades are held on the tool carrier at a distance from one another in the longitudinal direction of the tool carrier and extend over a partial length of the tool carrier, in each instance, in terms of their width. According to the invention, in this regard the position of at least one of the blades is adjustable in relation to the other blade, so as to balance out deformations of the tool carrier that occur during use. The invention also states a method for simultaneous production of at least two back-tapers on the teeth of a workpiece in the form of a gearwheel, by means of a tool according to the invention.

A method for producing a bevel on the edge defined by an end face of a gearwheel and the flanks of the teeth of the gearwheel adjacent thereto, with a cutting tool which at least includes a cutting edge. The invention further relates to a cutting tool for performing the method and a cutting insert, a device for performing the method and a control program. It is essential that the cutting edge processes only one processing section of the edge during each revolution of the cutting tool.

The present application relates an apparatus for chamfer-machining at least two edges of a toothed workpiece, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one workpiece spindle with a rotatably mounted workpiece holder for receiving the workpiece and a machining head movable relative to the workpiece holder via at least one axis of movement, wherein on the machining head at least one first tool spindle with a first rotatably mounted tool holder is provided for receiving at least one first chamfer milling cutter for chamfer-machining a first edge of a toothing of a workpiece received in the workpiece holder, wherein on the machining head a second tool spindle with a second rotatably mounted tool holder is provided for receiving an end milling cutter for chamfer-machining a second edge of a toothing of a workpiece received in the workpiece holder.

The invention makes a tool available, which allows highly precise, simultaneous production of two back-tapers on the tooth flanks of the teeth of a workpiece in the form of a gearwheel, independent of their width. For this purpose, the invention provides that the tool includes a tool carrier configured in elongated manner, in the manner of a journal, and oriented coaxial to its central longitudinal axis of the tool, and includes at least two blades, which come into engagement with the tooth to be machined, in each instance, removing chips during use, wherein the blades are held on the tool carrier at a distance from one another in the longitudinal direction of the tool carrier and extend over a partial length of the tool carrier, in each instance, in terms of their width. According to the invention, in this regard the position of at least one of the blades is adjustable in relation to the other blade, so as to balance out deformations of the tool carrier that occur during use. The invention also states a method for simultaneous production of at least two back-tapers on the teeth of a workpiece in the form of a gearwheel, by means of a tool according to the invention.

The invention relates to a chamfering tool (4) for chamfering workpiece toothings (22), comprising a helical toothing having, for each flight, a plurality of teeth (5) with a geometrically defined cutting edge and having a tooth profile (8, 9; 8, 9) which is designed for single-flank machining in rolling machining engagement with the workpiece toothing and asymmetrical as viewed in the axial section of the tool. The invention further relates to a chamfering system (100), to a gear-cutting machine, and to a method for producing a chamfer on the tooth edges of a tooth flank side of a workpiece toothing.